in a garden, 2/3 of the flowers are roses. of the roses in the garden, 5/12 are yellow and the rest are red. what fraction of flower are red roses?

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(7/12) * (2/3) = 14/36 = 7/18 are red roses
Karen collects local and foreign coins. of the coins in her collection, 1/4 are foreign coins. of the coins, 2/5 are from mexico. what fraction are foreign coins that are not from mexico?
(1/4) * (3/5) = ______ not from Mexico
Multiply the two fractions as I showed you above.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions_multiplication.html
why? can I get an explanation?
Read the website I posted for an explanation.
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where did you ger7/12
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