Question

Gracie has 1/2 of a cantaloupe that she wants to divide. How many 1/12’s of a cantaloupe are there in 1/2 of a cantaloupe?

Answer 1

there are 6
Divide bottoms or denominators 
12 and 2
and you can get 6 

Answer 2

there are 6 halfs because you have to divide denominator