Jim and jon are painting a fence. jon painted 1/4 of the fence. jim painted 5/12 of the fence. how much of the fence did they paint in total?

2/3 of the fence

Step-by-step explanation:

Jim painted 1/4 of the fence

Jon painted 5/12 of the fence

Together they painted

1/4+5/12 of the fence

We need a common denominator to add the fractions

The common denominator is 12

1/4*3/3 + 5/12

3/12 + 5/12

8/12

This can be simplified by dividing the top and bottom by 4

2/3

Together, they painted 2/3 of the fence.

the solution is 12x-6y

no

step-by-step explanation:

2-7=-5

7-2=5

when you combing like terms for ech expression, 5 and -5. these numbers are not equal to each other.