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What is 1/3 times 12?

Answer
1/3 × 12 = 4
Fraction
4
Decimal
4
Percent
400%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    12 = 12/1
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 12)/(3 × 1) = 12/3
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 3: 12/3 = 4

Check: 4 ÷ 12 = 1/3 ✓

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1/3
= 4

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    What is 1/3 times 12?

    1/3 times 12 is 4. As a decimal it's 4.

    How do you work out 1/3 × 12?

    Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.