12 1/5×1/12

To multiply a whole number by a fraction, you first convert the whole number to a fraction by putting it over 1, and then multiply the fractions.

To convert 12 to a fraction, you put it over 1: 12/1.

Then, you can multiply the two fractions:

(12/1) × (1/12)

To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:

(12 × 1) / (1 × 12)

12/12

The numerator and denominator have a common factor of 12, so we can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 12:

1/1

So, 12 1/5 × 1/12 = 1/1 or simply 1.