A third of the harvest is 12 tons 8 centners. How many tons is one fourth of the total crop?

To solve the problem, you first need to find the total weight of the entire crop.

To do this, we divide the known weight of a part of the crop by the corresponding part.

Since 12 t and 8 q are 128 q, we get:

128 / 1/3 = 128 * 3/1 = 384 c.

We find the necessary part.

To do this, we multiply the value of the entire crop by a part.

We get:

384 * 1/4 = 384/4 = 96 c.

We translate the weight of 1/4 of the crop from 2 to tons.

We get:

96 ts = 9 t 6 ts.

Answer: The fourth part of the harvest is 9 tons 6 centners.