Is 1/2 equivalent to 7/12

Abox contains 1 plain pencil and 4 pens. a second box contains 5 color pencils and 5 crayons. one item from each box is chosen at random. what is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected? write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Write and solve a real word problem that involves determining distance on a coordinate plane

Me. i can't figure out this question. give an explanation too. .