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Emma bought 12 pots. One sixth of them are green. Emma said she has 2 green pots. does she make sense

User LizG
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Answer: It does make sense

Explanation:

12*1/6= 12/6

12/6=2

User Axelclk
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yes Emma is correct because 1/6 of 12 = 2
you find this out by doing “divide by the bottom and times by the top”
12 divided by 6 is 2
2x1= 2
Therefore 1/6 of 12 is 2
Hope this helps
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