Question

Brandi and her mom are at a pet store.The pet store has 12 reptiles.Of the reptiles,5/12 are turtles,2/12 are snakess, and the rest are lizards.What fraction of the reptiles is lizards

Answer 1

The pet store has 12 reptiles.
5/12 reptiles are turtles, so 5 reptiles are turtles
2/12 reptiles are snakes, so 2 reptiles are snakes
5 plus 2 is 7
12 minus 7 is 5
there are 5 lizards
5/12 of the reptiles are lizards