Answer :
Given:
The number of checkers is 12.
The number of red is 5/6 times of 12.
Multiply 5/6 and 12 to find the number of red.
[tex]\text{The number of red =}\frac{5}{6}\times12[/tex][tex]\text{The number of red =}5\times2[/tex][tex]\text{The number of red =}10[/tex]Hence there are 10 red in checkers.