Well, isn't that a happy little math problem! If you have 3 quarters of something, it means you have 75% of it. So, 3 quarters of 16 is 12. Just imagine those quarters adding up to make a beautiful painting of the number 12. Happy calculating!
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To find three quarters of 16, you first calculate what one quarter of 16 is by dividing 16 by 4, which equals 4. Then, you multiply 4 by 3 to find three quarters of 16. Therefore, 3 quarters of 16 is 12.
3/4 x 16 = 12
Sixteen divided by three quarters is the same as sixteen multiplied by four thirds: 16/ (3/4) = 16 * (4/3) Since we know that division is the inverse of multiplication. Therefore, we can say that sixteen divided by three quarters is fifty-two thirds. (52/3)
You can see that you have to multiply the number of quarters by 16 to get the number of pence. Since you know a "half" is 2 quarters, multiply by 16 : 2 * 16 = 32 pence
(3 / 4) x 16 = 12
4.75 = 475/100 which can be simplified to 19/4 so there are 19 quarters. Alternatively, 4.75 = 4 + 0.75. There are 4 quarters in a whole so there are 4*4 = 16 quarters in 4 wholes. And 0.75 = three quarters and so there are three quarters in 0.75 Therefore, 16+3 = 19 quarters.