7/8 times what equals 1/3?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "7/8 times what equals 1/3?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(7/8) • (x) = (1/3)

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by dividing 7/8 on both sides like this:

((7/8) • (x)) / (7/8) = (1/3) / (7/8)

((7/8) • (x)) / (7/8) leaves x and (1/3) / (7/8) is 8/21 which means we end up with this x = 8/21. Therefore, the answer to "7/8 times what equals 1/3?" is as follows:

8/21

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 8/21 for x in this equation (7/8) • (x) = (1/3), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(7/8) • (8/21) = (1/3)

Fraction Times What Equals Fraction Calculator
Here you can submit another "a/b times what equals c/d?" word problem that we can solve with basic algebra.

7/8 times what equals 1/4?
Go here for the next word problem that we have tackled with math.