treat 12 as 12/1 that means 12 divided into 1 part
1/4 times 12/1
multiply the top and the bottom becuase
[tex] \frac{x}{y} [/tex] times [tex] \frac{z}{t} [/tex] = [tex] \frac{x times z}{y times t} [/tex] so
1/4 times 12/1=(1 times 12)/(4 times 1)=12/4=3/1=3
the answe ris 3