Multiplicative Comparisons
Megan had 15 stickers. This was 3 times as many stickers as Martha. How many stickers did Martha have?
5 stickers
How many centimeters are in a meter?
100
14 x 1/7
2
There were 56 birdhouses at school. Today, 4 classes made more birdhouses. Each class made 8 birdhouses. How many total birdhouses are there now?
88 birdhouses
Marshall and his 3 friends each ate 34 M&Ms. How many M&Ms did they eat in all?
136 M&Ms
Brianna had 12 books. Michael had twice as many books as Brianna. How many books did Michael have?
24 books
How many milliliters are in 7 liters?
7,000
12 people each ate 2/3 of a cup of trail mix. How much did they eat in all?
8 cups
Mr. Dent had 32 markers in his classroom. He buys new boxes of markers that have 9 markers in each box. Now, he has 86 markers. How many new boxes did he buy?
6 boxes
Payton and her 2 sisters had a total of $204. If they each had an equal amount of money, how much did each girl have?
$68
Pedro had 57 magnets. This was three times as many magnets as Filipe. How many magnets does Filipe have?
19 magnets
How many meters are in 25 kilometers?
25,000
18 llamas each ate 2/6 of a pound of llama food. How much did they eat altogether?
6 pounds
Last summer, Jon’s family found 152 shells at the beach. This summer they were at the beach for 7 days. Each day they found 9 shells. How many fewer shells did they find this year than last year?
89 shells
Jacob and his 8 teammates each scored 12 points in a basketball game. If they each scored the same amount, how many points did his team score?
108 points
Mrs. Kirschbaum has 48 cookies. Mrs. Folan has half as many cookies. How many cookies do they have altogether?
72 cookies
How many millimeters are in 4 centimeters?
40
Lily swam 3/4 of her laps and then took a break. If she has to swim a total of 16 laps, how many does she have left?
4 laps
Jayson had 274 postcards in his collection. He wanted to give Sam some of his postcards. Jayson gave Sam 8 postcards from each set below:
• Arts • Sports • Schools • Parks • Beaches • Sunsets How many postcards does Jayson have left?
226 postcards
16 bugs each measured 3/4 of an inch. Mrs. Pearson stepped on 3 inches of bugs. How many are left?
9 inches
Mrs. Pearson read 27 pages in her book. Mrs. Kruse read 4 times as many pages in her book. How many pages did they read in all?
135 pages
How many millimeters are in 345 meters?
345,000
Mrs. Kirschbaum was making treat bags for 125 students in 4th grade. She already finished 3/5 of them. How many are left to do?
50 bags
Sheldon is baking 2-inch cookies. He has 3 trays that are the same size. On one tray, he makes 5 rows with 4 cookies in each row. He cannot fit any more cookies on the tray. He fills the second tray completely and only part of the third tray. How many cookies could Sheldon have made?
any number from 41-59
Callum and his two siblings each ate quarter pound cheeseburgers. Callum couldn't finish all of his, and had 1/4 left. How much meat did they eat in all?
2 pounds