 
<translate> Nke mbụ, chọpụta oge Marcy na-eji asa nwamba ahụ: minit 12 / 3 = minit 4. Mgbe ahụ, gbakwunye nke ahụ na oge ọ na-eji emetụ pusi ahụ aka iji chọpụta ngụkọta oge ya na ya na-anọ: minit 4 + minit 12 = minit 16. N'ihi ya, azịza ya bụ 16. <eng> First find the time Marcy spends combing the cat: 12 minutes / 3 = 4 minutes. Then add that to the time spent petting the cat to find the total time she spends with it: 4 minutes + 12 minutes = 16 minutes.
Therefore, the answer is 16. 