At the party, the cake is cut into quarters (fourths). Twelve candles are put on the cake. Greedy Greg eats three-quarters of the cake. How many candles does he get?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 6

D. 9

assuming the candles are equally spaced

the cake is cut into 4ths, so 4 pieces of cake

12 candles divided by 4 pieces = 3 candles per piece

if he ate 3/4 of the cake he ate 3 pieces

3 * 3 = 9 candles.