Multiplicative Comparison
If one notebook has 7 pages of practice and a class of 5 students each has the same number, how many practice pages total? Write a multiplication equation and explain it as a comparison.
Answer: 5×7=35
5×7=35
35 is 5 times as many as 7.
Maya packs 4 boxes with 6 pencils each. How many pencils total?
4 x 6 = 24
There are 24 cookies shared equally into 6 bags. How many cookies per bag?
24÷6=4
48 is 6 times as many as what number?
48÷6=8
Maya has 36 tickets; that is 6 times as many as James. How many tickets does James have?
Draw a bar model to show your thinking.
36÷6=6
A ribbon is 9 inches long. A pack contains 4 identical ribbons. How long are all ribbons together? Write it as a multiplicative comparison.
4×9=36
One pack contains 8 stickers. Sam buys 3 packs. How many stickers does he get?
3 x 8 = 24
A ribbon 27 inches long is cut into 9 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
27÷9=3
36 is 4 times as many as what number?
36÷4=9
The class collected 49 cans; that is 7 times as many as the other class. How many did the other class collect?
Draw a bar model to show your thinking.
49÷7=9
Sofia has 6 baskets. Each basket holds 8 apples. How many apples does Sofia have? Explain the comparison sentence for the multiplication.
6×8=48
6×8=48
48 is 6 times as many as 8.
A baker makes 5 trays with 9 muffins each. How many muffins in all?
5 x 9 = 45
A teacher says: 'There are 36 markers, 4 times as many as in one box.' How many markers are in one box?
36÷4=9
63 is 7 times as many as what number?
63÷7=9
A box contains 63 crayons; that is 9 times as many as one small pack. How many crayons are in the small pack?
Draw a bar model to show your thinking.
63÷9=7
A teacher says: 'Class A has 3 times as many markers as Class B. Class B has 12 markers.' How many markers does Class A have? Write equation and state the comparison.
3×12=36
36 is 12 times as many as 3.
A gardener plants 7 rows with 8 seeds in each row. How many seeds are planted?"
7×8=56 or 8 x 7 =56
A crate holds 45 apples. If each bag gets 5 apples, how many bags can be filled?
45÷5=9
56 is 8 times as many as what number?
56÷8=7
There are 132 points scored by Team A; that is 11 times as many as Team B. How many points did Team B score?
Draw a bar model to show your thinking.
132÷11=12
Explain and solve: 'A building has 7 floors. Each floor has 9 windows. The building has ____ windows.' Then restate the problem as a comparison sentence.
7×9=63
63 is 7 times as many as 9.
An event has 6 tables with 7 chairs at each. How many chairs total?
6×7=42
There are 56 stickers, that is 7 times the number in each sheet. How many per sheet?
56÷7=8
90 is 9 times as many as what number?
90÷9=10
A car shop sold 54 cars this month; that is 9 times as many as last month. How many did they sell last month?
Draw a bar model to explain your thinking.
54÷9=6