alleryStart learning →A box has 12 pencils and 1/3 of them are red. How many pencils are red?
A3
B6
C8
D4
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 4
12 shared into 3 equal groups is 4 in each, so one third is 4 pencils.
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