Mrs. Moore made the tray of cupcakes for a party.

The adults at the party ate 1/3 of the tray of cupcakes. The children at the party ate 5/12 of the tray of cupcakes. What fraction more of the tray of cupcakes was eaten by the children than by the adults at the party?


a. 9/12

b. 1/12

c. 6/12

d. 8/12