What number must be added to the numerator of 1\12 to produce the fraction 5\6 ?

Question

What number must be added to the numerator of
1\12
to produce the fraction
5\6?

 

Answer 1

5/6=(2)(5)/(2)(6)=10/12

you have 1/12 and you want 10/12

add 9 to the numerator 1 to get 10 and 10/12 simplifies to 5/6

Answer 2

First, you are using the wrong "slash" symbol to indicate division; conventionally, it's "/".

 

(1+x)/12 = 5/6 represents the question, and you can solve for x.