Question

Michelle made an apple pie. She used 1/6 of a tablespoon of cinnamon and 1/12 of a tablespoon of nutmeg. How much more cinnamon than nutmeg did Michelle use?

Write your answer as a fraction.

Answer 1

`(1)/(12)`

Explanation:

`(1)/(6)` -
`(1)/(12)`

`(1)/(6)` x
`(2)/(2)` =
`(2)/(12)` (
`(2)/(2)` is another name for 1, so we are just multiplying
`(1)/(6)` x 1)

`(1)/(6)` is equivalent to
`(2)/(12)`

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