Respuesta :

$12 can get 48 apples.

$1 would     48/12  apples = 4 apples

$3 would then get:      3*4 = 12 apples.

Therefore $3 would get 12 apples.

Hope this explains it.
16 apples 

To achieve this answer, you divide 48 apples by 3$ to get 16.

To check your answer, multiply 16x3. You should get 48.