Multiple Choice

A construction supervisor is calculating a material load based on the instruction: 'The sum of three-eighths and xx is one-half.' After translating this into the equation 38+x=12\frac{3}{8} + x = \frac{1}{2}, which equivalent fraction for 12\frac{1}{2} is used in the systematic process to allow for the subtraction of 38\frac{3}{8}?

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