Multiplicative Comparison
1. Emma has 6 crayons. Liam has 3 times as many crayons as Emma. How many crayons does Liam have?
Equation: 6 x 3= C
Answer: 6 x 3=18
Liam has 18 crayons.
1. Which number is greater?
4,562 or 4,526
A. 4,562
B. 4,526
C. They are equal
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: C. They are equal
1. Look at the expanded form:
40,000 + 3,000 + ___ + 20 + 5 = 43,725
What number is missing?
A. 700
B. 70
C. 7
D. 7000
Answer: A. 700
1. Round 6,347 to the nearest ten.
Answer: 6,350
1. A 4th grade classroom has 725 pencils. The students in the class used 248 pencils during the school year. How many pencils are left?
Equation: 725 − 248 = 477
Answer: 477
There is 477 pencils left in the classroom.
2. A farmer has 9 chickens. He has 6 times as many ducks as chickens. How many ducks does the farmer have?
Equation: 9 x 6 = D
Answer: 9 x 6 = 54
The farmer has 54 ducks.
2. Choose the correct symbol.
27,845 ___ 27,854
A. >
B. <
C. =
Answer: B. <
27,845 < 27,854
2. Which is the correct word form for 56,204?
A. Fifty-six thousand, two hundred forty
B. Fifty-six thousand, two hundred four
C. Five thousand, six hundred twenty-four
D. Fifty-six thousand, twenty-four
Answer: B. Fifty-six thousand, two hundred four
2. A school has 74,261 books in its library. About how many books does the school have when rounded to the nearest thousand?
Answer: 74,000
2. The school library received 1,245 new books in September and 2,318 new books in October. How many new books did the library receive altogether?
Equation: 1,245 + 2,318 = 3,563
Answer: 3,563
The library has 3,563 books altogether.
3. Sofia has 72 beads. She has 8 times as many beads as her brother. How many beads does her brother have?
Equation: 72 =8 x B
Answer: 72 / 8 = 9
Sofia's brother has 9 beads.
3. Which number is greater?
326,415 or 326,145
A. 326,415
B. 326,145
C. They are equal
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: A. 326,415
3. Write 308,425 in expanded form.
Answer:
300,000 + 8,000 + 400 + 20 + 5
3. Round 858,649 to the nearest ten-thousand.
A. 86,000
B. 860,000
C. 858,649
D. 800,000
Answer: B. 860,000
3. A school collected 748,450 cans for a food drive. They donated 43,675 cans to a local food bank. How many cans does the school have left?
Equation: 748,450 - 43,675
Answer 704,775
There is 704,775 cans left in the school.
4. A pet store has 54 fish. The store has 7 times as many fish as turtles. How many turtles does the pet store have?
Equation: 54 = 7 x T
Answer: 54 / 7 = 8
The pet store has 8 turtles.
4. Three towns have the following populations:
Which town has the greatest population?
Answer: Town B: 245,687
4. Write the following number in standard form and word form:
600,000 + 50,000 + 4,000 + 300 + 8
Answer:
Standard: 654,308
Word: Six hundred fifty-four thousand, three hundred eight
4. A stadium had 376,492 people visit during the year. About how many people visited when rounded to the nearest ten thousand?
Answer: 380,000 people
4. A football stadium can hold 852,000 people. During a game, 638,746 people attended the football game. How many empty seats were there left empty?
Equation: 852,000 - 638,746
Answer: 213,254
There was 213,254 seats empty.
A basketball player named Josh scored 84 points in a game. That is 7 times as many points as Tyler scored. How many points did Tyler score in the game?
Equation: 84 = 7 x P
Answer: 84 / 7 = 12
Tyler scored 12 points in the basketball game.
5. Jordan says:
508,219 > 508,291
Is Jordan correct? Explain using place value.
Answer: No, Jordan is not correct.
508,219 < 508,291
5. Which statement is true?
Number A: Forty-two thousand, six hundred fifteen
Number B: 42,651
A. Number A > Number B
B. Number A < Number B
C. Number A = Number B
D. There is not enough information.
Answer: B. Number A < Number B
5. A large city has a population of 3,684,721 people. The mayor wants to report the population to the nearest hundred thousand. What number should the mayor report?
A. 3,600,000
B. 3,680,000
C. 3,700,000
D. 4,000,000
Answer: C. 3,700,000
5. A museum had 425,000 visitors last year. This year, 287,649 people visited the museum. How many visitors did the museum have from the last two years?
Equation: 425,000 + 287,649
Answer: 712,649
There were 712,649 visitors.