Comparison Word Problems
What is 8 times greater than 3?
Equation and answer.
8 x 3 = n
n = 24
Becca makes 8 sheet cakes. Each cake has 2 red roses and 4 pink roses. How many roses are there in all?
8 x (2 + 6) = r
8 x 8 = r
64 = r
What are the first ten multiples of 5?
5 , 10 , 15 , 20 , 25 , 30 , 35 , 40 , 45 , 50
Give 2 examples of a composite number.
Many different answers.
What is the rule of a pattern?
A rule describes that pattern and what comes next.
What is 4 times greater than 11?
Equation and answer.
4 x 11 = n
n = 44
On, Monday Jake ran 5 miles. On Tuesday, he ran three times as man miles as Monday. On Wednesday he ran five times as many miles on Monday. How many miles did Jake run in all?
m = (3 x 5) + ( 5 x 5 ) + 5
m = 15 + 25 + 5
m = 45 miles
What are the first ten multiples of 12?
12 , 24 , 23 , 48 , 60 , 72 , 84 , 96 , 108 , 120
Give 2 examples of a prime number.
Many different answers!
What are the next 2 numbers in this pattern...
2 , 4 , 8 , 16 ....
32 and 64
54 is 6 times as many as what?
Equation and answer.
54 = 6 x n
n = 9
Mom made 7 trays of drinks for the birthday party. Each tray had 8 cups of lemonade and 9 cups of Kool-Aid. How many drink cups did she make in all?
d = 7 x ( 8 + 9 )
d = 7 x 17
d = 119 cups
What are all of the factors pairs of 12?
1 x 12 = 12
2 x 6 = 12
3 x 4 = 12
A prime number is a number that is only has 1 factor pair.
1 and itself
What are the next two numbers of this pattern...
12, 32 , 52 , 72...
92 and 112
36 is 6 times as many as what?
Equation and answer.
36 = 6 x n
n = 6
Grandpa went fishing over the weekend and caught 90 fish. Half of them were catfish and the other half were bass. If he gives away 15 catfish, how many catfish will he have left over?
f = (90 / 2) - 15
f = 45 - 15
f = 30 fish
What are all of the factor pairs of 18?
1 x 18 = 18
2 x 9 = 18
3 x 6 = 18
In your own words, what is a composite number?
A number that has more than 1 factor pair.
What is the rule of this pattern?
95 , 85 , 75 , 65 , 55
A small bag of apples weighs 2 pounds. A large bag of apples weighs 6 times as much the small bag. How many pounds does the large bag weigh?
n = 6 x 2
n = 12
t = 12 x (2 + 3 + 4 + 1)
t = 12 x 10
t = 120 treats
What are all of the factor pairs of the number 41?
1 x 41 = 41
What is the only even prime number?
2
1 x 2 = 2
What is the rule of this pattern?
1 , 3 , 9 , 27 , 81
multiply by 3