Convert 3÷12 to a Fraction: Step-by-Step Division

Let's write the division exercise:

$3:12$

Now let's write it in the form of a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is on top and the denominator is on the bottom:

$\frac{3}{12}$

We'll divide both the numerator and denominator by a number that divides into both of them, in this case, the number is 3:

$\frac{3:3}{12:3}=\frac{1}{4}$