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

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

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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

1/2 / 1/12 = 6 honeybees