What plus 3/8 equals 1/2?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "What plus 3/8 equals 1/2?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

x + 3/8 = 1/2

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 3/8 on both sides like this:

x + 3/8 - 3/8 = 1/2 - 3/8

x + 3/8 - 3/8 leaves x and 1/2 - 3/8 is 1/8 which means we end up with x = 1/8. Therefore, the answer to "What plus 3/8 equals 1/2?" is as follows:

1/8

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1/8 for x in this equation x + 3/8 = 1/2, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

1/8 + 3/8 = 1/2

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