Ok so what this means is below: [tex] \frac{2}{3}* ( \frac{3}{4}+ \frac{1}{3} * \frac{3}{8} )[/tex] Now we need to follow the rules of PEMDAS: So inside the parentheses we need to do the multiplication first 1/3*3/8=1/8 Now we need to add 3/4 to this 1/8+3/4=7/8 Now do 2/3 of the value of the parenthesis 7/8 This is 14/24 = 7/12 Therefore there are 7 twelfths
