Question

What does 5/9-1/12 equal to?

Answer 1

$\frac{5}{9} - \frac{1}{12} = \frac{5 \times 4}{9 \times 4} - \frac{1 \times 3}{12 \times 3}$
$= \frac{ 20}{36} - \frac{3}{36}$
$= \frac{17}{36}$