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

Answer:

$\frac{2}{12}$ or $\frac{1}{6}$

Step-by-step 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

$\frac{2}{12}$

Simplify

$\frac{2}{12}=\frac{1}{6}$