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Jonathan is making his favorite pasta dish. He serves his mom 1/12 of the pot of pasta and his brother 1/6 of the pot. How much of the pot is left over?

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well 1/6 is equal to 2/12, so 2/12+1/12=3/12. so 12/12-3/12=9/12
so there is 9/12 left over.
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