Answer: 12
You can use addition and think about it like this:
1/4 four times equals 1.
1/4 eight times equals 2.
1/4 twelve times equals 3.
Or you can do division. To find out how many 1/4s go into 3, you need to divide 3 by 1/4.
Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. The reciprocal of 1/4 is 4/1.
So, you have:
3/1 x 4/1 = 12/1 = 12
or 3 x 4/1 = 12/1 = 12