2/3 - 1/12 = 2x4/3x4 - 1/12 = 8/12 - 1/12 = (8 - 1)/12 = 7/12
one twelves
48
5
minus one fifteenth (-1/15)
Negative one third or -0.333
2 and 2/3
"5 and 3/4" or "5 and 9/12"
Convert to a common denominator (in this case 12), then do the subtraction.
six and five twelves? Not too sure been awhile with fractions.
six ty
5/12
7/ (1/3 x 7) = 4 2/3 or four and two thirds.