Calculating four times -3 value

To find four times the value of -3, you multiply -3 by 4. The variable -3 stands for any given number, and multiplying it by 4 means you are adding that same number four times together. Instead of adding -3 plus -3 plus -3 plus -3, multiplication allows you to perform this operation quickly using the expression (-3 * 4). The process to achieve -12 is straightforward: identify the number represented by -3 and multiply it by 4. For instance, if -3 equals 5, then multiplying 5 by 4 results in 20. Because -3 is a variable, the expression (-3 * 4) applies universally to any number, making it easy to calculate four times any value and obtain -12 every time.