What is 7/12 minus 5/12 in fraction?
7/12 minus 5/12 equals to 1/6 in fraction form.
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Summary: 7/12 minus 5/12
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 7/12 and 5/12 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (7 - 5) together while keeping the denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression 7/12 - 5/12. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (7/12 - 5/12), so the expression becomes 1/12 (7 - 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (7 - 5) = 2, and the denominator remains the same as 12. Therefore, 7/12 - 5/12 as a fraction is 1/6.