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document.write( "1/12 is here\r\n" );
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document.write( "  ----|--|----------------------|----\r\n" );
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document.write( "      0  1/12                   1\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way to get 1/12 on a number line is THIS:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " take an inch ruler/(straightedge) and note first inch mark in the first foot interval.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 1 inch = 1/12 of a foot.\r
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