5/12 +3/12

To add fractions, you need to have a common denominator. In this case, both fractions have a denominator of 12, so you can directly add the numerators:

5/12 + 3/12 = (5 + 3)/12 = 8/12.

However, we can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:

8/12 = (8/4) / (12/4) = 2/3.

Therefore, 5/12 + 3/12 equals 2/3.