Solve the Fraction Subtraction: 7/12 minus 5/12

The problem requires us to subtract the fraction $\frac{5}{12}$ from $\frac{7}{12}$. Since both fractions have the same denominator, we can directly subtract their numerators while keeping the denominator constant:

The calculation is as follows:

• Subtract the numerators: $7 - 5 = 2$.
• Keep the denominator the same: 12.
• Thus, $\frac{7}{12} - \frac{5}{12} = \frac{2}{12}$. Simplifying $\frac{2}{12}$ by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2, we get $\frac{1}{6}$.

After performing the simplification, the answer to the problem is $\frac{1}{6}$.

From the answer choices given, $\frac{1}{6}$ corresponds to choice 2.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\frac{1}{6}$.