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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.
3 quarters is 9 twelfths, so 9 twelfths minus 3 twelfths is 6 twelfths, which is also a half.
Converting to twelfths gives 9 twelfths minus 8 twelfths which is 1 twelfth.
Five twelfths plus eight twelfths equals thirteen twelfths. To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor, which in this case is one. Therefore, thirteen twelfths cannot be simplified further, and it is the final result of adding five twelfths and eight twelfths.
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