What plus 2/3 equals 5/1?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "What plus 2/3 equals 5/1?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

x + 2/3 = 5/1

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 2/3 on both sides like this:

x + 2/3 - 2/3 = 5/1 - 2/3

x + 2/3 - 2/3 leaves x and 5/1 - 2/3 is 4 1/3 which means we end up with x = 4 1/3. Therefore, the answer to "What plus 2/3 equals 5/1?" is as follows:

4 1/3

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 4 1/3 for x in this equation x + 2/3 = 5/1, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

4 1/3 + 2/3 = 5/1

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