Name five fractions that are near but not equivalent to 4/12.

4/12

1/12 , 2/12, 3/12, 4/12, 5/12, 6/12, 7/12, 8/12, 9/12, 10/12, 11/12, 12/12

In choosing the five fractions, we can choose fractions that are either to the left or to the right of 4/12.

The five fractions may be:
1/12, 2/12, 3/12, 5/12, & 6/12

or 
2/12, 3/12, 5/12, 6/12, & 7/12

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