What plus 5/8 equals 4/1?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "What plus 5/8 equals 4/1?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

x + 5/8 = 4/1

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 5/8 on both sides like this:

x + 5/8 - 5/8 = 4/1 - 5/8

x + 5/8 - 5/8 leaves x and 4/1 - 5/8 is 3 3/8 which means we end up with x = 3 3/8. Therefore, the answer to "What plus 5/8 equals 4/1?" is as follows:

3 3/8

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 3 3/8 for x in this equation x + 5/8 = 4/1, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

3 3/8 + 5/8 = 4/1

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