Question

4 times as much as 3 is

Answer 1

Answer: Hello mate!

The expression "the number Y, is X times as much as W"

means that Y is equal to the X times the number W, or Y = X*W

now we have "4 times as much as 3 is"

where the first part is implicit; we know that 4 times as much as 3 is equal to the multiplication between 4 and 3; 4*3 = 12

so "4 times as much as 3 is equal to 12"

Answer 2

4 times as much as 3 is 12.  

Further explanation  

Consider the following sentence:  

X times as many as Y refer to X multiplied by Y

Therefore, the phrase 4 times as much as 3 is ... can be rewritten to 4 multiplied by 3 is ... .

We can say this is a simple multiplication operation, which is one of four basic operations, i.e.,  

• addition,  
• subtraction,  
• multiplication, and  
• division.  

However, the case we face is only a multiplication, not accompanied by another operation.  

Let's go back to our problem. We think naturally about this multiplication. 4 times 3 means there are two options like the following:

• Addition of 4 as many as 3 times (there are 3 terms).  
• Addition of 3 as many as 4 times (there are 4 terms).  

Actually both are the same, i.e.,  3+ 3 + 3 + 3 = 12 or  4 + 4 + 4 = 12.

We state it quickly.  

4 times as much as 3 is 4 x 3 = 12 or twelve.

Note:  

The Commutative Property of Multiplication: $\boxed{a \times b = b \times a}$  

Hence, $\boxed{ \ 4 \times 3 = 3 \times 4 = 12\ }$

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