At a party, each man danced with exactly three women and each woman danced with exactly two men. Twelve men attended the party. How many women attended the party?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>8<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>12<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>16<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>18<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>24