To find out how many twelfths are in two thirds, we first need to convert two thirds into twelfths. To do this, we multiply the numerator and denominator of two thirds by 4, as 3 times 4 is 12. This gives us 8 twelfths. Therefore, there are 8 twelfths in two thirds.
nine twelfths
8
8/12 = 2/3
5/3 is the same as 20/12
2 and 2 thirds
To find out how many twelfths are in two thirds, we first need to convert two thirds into twelfths. To do this, we multiply the numerator and denominator of two thirds by 4, as 3 times 4 is 12. This gives us 8 twelfths. Therefore, there are 8 twelfths in two thirds.
nine twelfths
8
8/12 = 2/3
8/12 = 2/3
8/12 = 2/3
7
5/3 is the same as 20/12
The denominator tells you, in effect, what kind of fraction you have, whether it is halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths, and so forth. You can add a group of thirds to another group of thirds and then find out how many thirds you have in total, but if you try to add thirds to quarters, what do you get? Not thirds, and not quarters, but some mix of the two. What is the sum of 2 apples and 3 oranges? Five fruit. This doesn't work for numbers, however. The sum of 1/3 and 1/4 is two fractions, but that doesn't tell you anything, you want a specific number. You can get that by converting them both to twelfths. Then you have 4/12 and 3/12 which adds up to 7/12, an actual number.
6 2/3 / 1/12 = 80
6 and 2/3 = 20/3 = 80/12