4 time as much as 3 is

There is two ways to do this

4+4+4 = 12

or

4*3=12

either way the answer is 12 4*3 is just like a shortcut of writing it out instead of having to add the numbers together. When it is "4 times 3" it is saying what is the sum of 4 added 3 times? another example can be 9*9 which is like the simplified version of 9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9 = 81 9*9 = 81 which is the same thing. try this with other numbers and you will see that it will all result the same way.

* = times or "x" which is the multiplication sign