Add or subtract. Write the answer in lowest terms.
-$\frac{7}{12}+\frac{1}{12}$
A) $\frac{8}{12}$
B) $\frac{2}{3}$
C) $\frac{1}{2}$
D) $\frac{1}{3}$

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The fractions have the same denominator, so you can add the numerators: $7 + 1 = 8$. Thus, $\frac{7}{12} + \frac{1}{12} = \frac{8}{12}$. Simplifying $\frac{8}{12}$ by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 4 gives $\frac{2}{3}$.

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Add or Subtract $\frac{7}{12}+\frac{1}{12}$ A) $\frac{8}{12}$ B) $\frac{2}{3}$ C) $\frac{1}{2}$ D) $\frac{1}{3}$