Question

latitia has 12 marbles. after she gave 2 marbles to emilia she has 10 out of 12 of her marbles left. what fraction of the marbles did letitia give away

Answer 1

2/12 marbles

10/12+2/12=12/12=1

Answer 2

`(2)/(12)` or
`(1)/(6)`

Explanation:

we know that

To find out what fraction of the marbles Latitia gave to Emila, divide the number of marbles given by the total number of marbles

so

`(2)/(12)`

Simplify

`(2)/(12)=(1)/(6)`