To find equivalent fractions you can multiply the top and bottom by ANY whole number (integer).
For example 5/12 = (5*2) / (12 * 2) = 10/24. Or, (5 * 3) / (12 * 3) = 15/36.
We convert the fractions to twelfths: 1 + 8 twelfths + 9 twelfths. 1 + 17 twelfths 2 and 5 twelfths.
4/12= 5/15
5/12 of 36 = 5/12*36 = 5*36/12 = 5*3 = 15
1, 5, 7 and 11 twelfths.
Yes, ten twelfths is equal to five sixths. To compare the two fractions, you can simplify them by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which in this case is 2. When simplified, both fractions become 5/6, confirming that ten twelfths is indeed equal to five sixths.
17 twelfths or 1 and 5 twelfths.
(5/12) + (3/7) = (35/84) + (36/84) = 71/84
10/12 ====
5/6
Well, honey, five twelfths plus one sixth equals... drumroll please... seven twelfths! Math doesn't have to be boring, darling. Just add those fractions up and voilà, you've got your answer. Keep on crunching those numbers, you're doing great!
Four and five twelfths is 53 twelfths, five and eleven twelfths is 71 twelfths so answer is "minus eighteen twelfths", ie -1½ or -1.5
Just get them all to a common base - 4 twelfths + 6 twelfths = 10 twelfths OR 5/6