There are 12 of them because 12/3 = 4
I believe that there are 32 fourths in eight wholes.
2 and 1/12
12 A quarter of something is the same as one fourth of something. If it takes 4 parts to make a whole and you need three wholes it is simple math: 4 x 3 = 12
You can make 4 wholes from 8 halves.
There are twelve thirds in four wholes.
4
12 xx
It is: 12/4 = 3
There are 24 sixths in 4 whole.
Sixteen
27/4 = 6 wholes and a remainder of 3 quarters.