They can help you find a common denominator by the bottoms of each fraction if the top ones don't have the same denominator.
Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates. So, when they slide past each other. Many think it's when they pull apart but that has mixed results.
Amount of increase = 20-12 = 8
Percentage increase = 8/12 = 0.666... 66.666...% ≈ 67%
Is just a set of two or more linear equations. In two variables (x and y) , the graph of a system of two equations is a pair of lines in the plane.