9/3 times what equals 1/5?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "9/3 times what equals 1/5?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(9/3) • (x) = (1/5)

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by dividing 9/3 on both sides like this:

((9/3) • (x)) / (9/3) = (1/5) / (9/3)

((9/3) • (x)) / (9/3) leaves x and (1/5) / (9/3) is 1/15 which means we end up with this x = 1/15. Therefore, the answer to "9/3 times what equals 1/5?" is as follows:

1/15

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1/15 for x in this equation (9/3) • (x) = (1/5), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(9/3) • (1/15) = (1/5)

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