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How many twelfths equal three-sixths?

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How many twelfths equal three-sixths?

We set up the equation below where x is the number of twelfths in three-sixths:
1/12x = 3/6

Cross multiply, and we get:
12x * 3 = 6 * 1
36x = 6

To solve for x, we type this in our math engine and we get:
x = 1/6 or 0.16667
 
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