8/6 times what equals 5/4?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "8/6 times what equals 5/4?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(8/6) • (x) = (5/4)

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by dividing 8/6 on both sides like this:

((8/6) • (x)) / (8/6) = (5/4) / (8/6)

((8/6) • (x)) / (8/6) leaves x and (5/4) / (8/6) is 15/16 which means we end up with this x = 15/16. Therefore, the answer to "8/6 times what equals 5/4?" is as follows:

15/16

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 15/16 for x in this equation (8/6) • (x) = (5/4), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(8/6) • (15/16) = (5/4)

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