How do you read this? "it would be 3×4 =12."
"it would be 3×4 =12."

1) it would be three times four equals to twelve.
2) it would be three times four is equal to twelve.
3) it would be three by four equals to twelve.
4) it would be three by four is equal to twelve.

Question

How do you read this? "it would be 3×4 =12."
"it would be 3×4 =12."

1) it would be three times four equals to twelve.
2) it would be three times four is equal to twelve.
3) it would be three by four equals to twelve.
4) it would be three by four is equal to twelve.

Answer

I would omit "it would be" at the beginning. I would normally just say:
"Three times four equals twelve." Or:
"Three times four is twelve."

Answer

Correct as they said below. But of the choices you list, (2) is most correct. The others would sound slightly wrong or at least unusual to a native speaker (American English).

Answer

as Charlie said, "three times four equals 12"

Answer

I would say: three times four equals 12.

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