2/12 = 1/6. Use the example problem and image to understand better why...
five twelfths
five twelfths 1/6 = 2/12 7/12 - 2/12 = 5/12
Expressed as a decimal fraction, 3 and one sixth is equal to 3.16 recurring (that is, 3.16666..)
Just get them all to a common base - 4 twelfths + 6 twelfths = 10 twelfths OR 5/6
One sixth is not a whole number. Expressed as a decimal, it is equal to 0.16 recurring (that is, 0.16666..)
one half
Yes. Two twelfths equal one sixth, so it follows.
Two twelfths (2/12) is also known as one sixth (1/6). To make the number appear larger, another answer is three eighteenths.
Two twelfths is equal to one sixth, and is thus lesser than two sixths.
To add eight twelfths and one sixth, first convert one sixth to twelfths: one sixth equals two twelfths. Now, add eight twelfths and two twelfths together: (8/12 + 2/12 = 10/12). This can be simplified to five sixths. Thus, eight twelfths plus one sixth equals five sixths.
Three twelfths is equal to one fourth, which is equal to two eights.
Oh, dude, you're hitting me with the tough math questions, huh? Well, technically, there are two twelfths in one sixth. It's like cutting a pizza slice into 12 pieces and then realizing you only want a tiny bit of it. Math can be a real buzzkill sometimes, right?
two twelfths
One sixth.
Two quarters minus two thirds is negative one sixth. Two quarters is six twelfths, and two thirds is eight twelfths. Six twelfths minus eight twelfths is minus two twelfths or minus one sixth.
one sixth
five twelfths