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suppose one honeybee makes 1/12 teaspoon of honey during its lifetime.How many honeybees are needed to make 1/2 teaspoon of honey

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1/2 / 1/12 = 6 honeybees
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n this case we have to have a common denominator in order to compare to the two fractions.
We know that 2 × 6= 12
So multiply the numerator and denominator by 6
×
Therefore, the amount of honey needed is teaspoons
So in total 6 bees are needed to make teaspoons of honey because we know that is the same as half
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