1/4 x 12/1 = 12/4 = 3
12/4=3
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3 x 4= 12, 4 x 3 = 12, 12/3 = 4, 12/4 = 3
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1/4 x 12= 3
“Of” in mathematics means multiply. Use horizontal fraction bars but (1/4)(12/1)

“Out of”, by the way, means divide.

These are basic vocabulary and techniques which really have to be mastered for any success in math.

I once had a high school pupil in algebra 2 that had a step 1/3 of 6 and came up with the answer: 1.98. This is not acceptable. 😉
WHAT IS A FOURTH OF 8?
Charlotte has 12 t-shirts. One fourth of her t

-shirts are green. How many of charlotte’s t-shirts are green?
three.

what is one fourth of 12?