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Jaime has 30 paper clips. Chris has 5 times as many paper clips as Jaime. How many paper clips, p, does Chris have?
150 paper clips
30 * 5 = 150 paper clips
p= 150 paper clips
The Tigers scored 6 runs in a game. This was 2 times as many runs as the Orioles scored in the game. Write an equation that shows how many runs, r, the Orioles scored?
2 × r = 6
What number is 3 times as many as 9?
9 *3= 27
27
What number is 4 times as many as 6?
6 * 4 = 24
6+6+6+6= 24
A box has 6 times as many pens as markers. The box has 42 pens. 6 × m = 42 How many markers, m, are in the box?
7 markers
42/6= 7 markers
m=7 markers
tell if the statement is true or false.
32 is 8 times as many as 4.
true
tell if the statement is true or false.
45 is 9 times as many as 5.
true
tell if the statement is true or false.
19 is 2 times as many as 9.
false
Harry has a package of trail mix. He sorts the trail mix and counts 4 almonds. The trail mix has 3 times as many raisins as almonds. Write an equation that can be used to find the number of raisins.
3 × 4 = 12 raisins
3 * 4 = m
letter/m = 12 raisins
The first floor of a building has 7 clocks. The entire building has 10 times as many clocks as the first floor. Write an equation that shows how many clocks are in the entire building.
answer: 7 × 10 = 70
On Friday, Heather did 40 hops while jumping rope. That is 4 times as many hops as she did on Monday
Write an equation that can be used to find how many hops, h, Heather did on Monday?
40 ÷ 4 = h
High Street has 5 houses and Mill Street has 35 houses. How many times as many houses are on Mill Street as on High Street?
7 times
or
7 times as many houses
Ben plants 6 tomato seeds. He plants 3 times as many cucumber seeds as tomato seeds. Write an equation that can be used to find the number of cucumber seeds he plants.
3 × 6 = 18 cucumber seeds
3 * 6= L
L= 18 cucumber seeds
On Friday, Heather did 40 hops while jumping rope. That is 4 times as many hops as she did on Monday.
How many hops did Heather do on Monday?
40/4=h
h= 10 hops
10 hops
Dara visits an animal shelter and counts 5 cats. She counts 3 times as many dogs as cats. How many more dogs than cats does Dara count at the animal shelter?
10 more dogs
Seth has 70 paper clips. Chris has 5 times as many paper clips as Seth. How many paper clips, p, does Seth have?
350 paper clips
70 * 5 = p
p= 350 paper clips
Write a number that is 8 times as many as 5?
40
Mrs. Miracle has 70 pears. Tara has 7 times as many pears as Mrs. Miracle. How many pears, n, does Mrs. Miracle have?
490 pears
n= 490 pears
What number is 9 times as many as 7?
63
Todd has 35 soccer badges and 7 soccer banners. How many times as many badges as banners does Todd have? Write multiplication and division equations to model and solve the problem. Use m for the unknown.
m × 7 = 35, 35 ÷ 7 = m, 5 badges = m or m=5 badges
590 =_____ tens
2,700 = 27_____
63,000 = 63_______
480,000 =____ ten thousands
59 tens
27 hundreds
63 thousands
48 ten thousands
Jen has 3 cups of sand to make sand art. Shawn has 4 more cups of sand than Jen. Tavon has 4 times as many cups of sand as Jen. Write a question that is a multiplicative comparison problem?
How many cups of sand does Tavon have?
Tyrone has 16 model airplanes on his shelf. He has 4 times as many model airplanes as model trains. How many model trains does Tyrone have? Write multiplication and division equations to model and solve the problem. Use m for the unknown.
4 × m = 16; 16 ÷ 4 = m; m = 4
Tyrone has 4 model trains.
Chris buys 24 strawberries and 8 kiwis. How many times as many strawberries as kiwis does Chris buy? Let t represent the unknown number. Write all the equations that model this problem.
24 ÷ t = 8
24 ÷ 8 = t
t × 8 = 24
How can you interpret the meaning of the equation
14 = 2 × 7 as a comparison? Write all the correct answers
14 is 2 times as many as 7.
7 times as many as 2 is 14.
Scissors cost 2 times as much as a ruler. If the ruler costs $2 what is the cost of a pair of scissors?
$4
A sweatshirt costs 5 times as much as markers. If markers cost $4, what is the cost of a sweatshirt?
$20
A T-shirt costs 3 times as much as markers. If the markers cost $4. What is the cost of a T-shirt?
$12
Sweatpants cost 5 times as much as a notebook. What is the cost of sweatpants?
$25
Sebastian says a jacket costs 10 times as much as glue. Glue costs $3. Imani says a jacket costs 5 times as much as a dictionary. A dictionary costs $6. Who is correct: Sebastian, Imani, or both? Explain.
Both are correct. A jacket costs $30. Glue costs $3 and 10 × $3 = $30. So, Sebastian is correct. A dictionary costs $6 and 5 × $6 = $30, so Imani is also correct.
The cost of a large pizza is $3 more than the cost of a medium pizza. A medium pizza costs $10. What is the cost of a large pizza? Explain if the comparison is additive or multiplicative.
$13; It is additive multiplicative because it is $3 more than the cost of a medium pizza.
Use what you know about multiplicative comparisons and perimeter to solve and show your work. Remember, the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is: Perimeter = length + width + length + width, or P = l + w + l + w.
A rectangular garden is 4 meters wide. Its length is 2 times its width. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE GARDEN?
8 meters
l= 4 *2=
l=8 meters
The cost of a personal pizza is 3 times the cost of a slice of pizza. A slice of pizza costs $2. What is the cost of a personal pizza? Explain if the comparison is additive or multiplicative.
$6; It is multiplicative because it is 3 times the cost.
se what you know about multiplicative comparisons and perimeter to solve and show your work. Remember, the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is: Perimeter = length + width + length + width, or P = l + w + l + w. A rectangular garden is 4 meters wide. Its length is 2 times its width.
HOW MANY METERS OF FENCING ARE NEEDED TO SURROUND THE GARDEN??
24 meters;
P = 8 + 4 + 8 + 4
P= 24 meters
A rectangular tile has a perimeter of 16 inches. Its width is 2 inches. What is the length of the tile’s longer side?
6 inches; Possible work: 4 feet;
16= l + 2 + l + 2;
12 = 2 × l;
6inches = l
A rectangular tile has a perimeter of 16 inches. Its width is 2 inches. The tile’s length is how many times its width? Complete the equation to solve.
_____ × 2 = _____
The length is ____ times the width.
3 × 2 = 6
The length is 3 times the width.
A rectangular board is 40 feet long and has a perimeter of 88 feet.
The board’s length is how many times its width? Complete the equation to solve.
40 ÷____ =_____
The length is _____ times the width.
40 ÷4 =10
The length is 10 times the width.
A rectangular board is 40 feet long and has a perimeter of 88 feet.
What is the width of the board?
4 feet;
88 = 40 + w + 40 + w;
8 = 2 × w;
4 feet = w
A basket contains 21 green apples and 7 red apples. How many times as many green apples as red apples are there in the basket? Show your work.
There are 3 times as many green apples as red apples.
21/7=r
3 times=r
A pair of sneakers costs $54. That is 6 times as much as the cost of a pair of socks. How much does the pair of socks cost? Use letter n for the unknown. Use inverse operations to write two different equations to model the problem.
$9;
6 × n = 54 and
54 ÷ 6 = n
A pet store receives 4,592 cans of dog food and 8,246 cans of cat food. How many more cans of cat food than dog food does the store receive? Show work
8,246 – 4,592 = 3,654 more cans of cat food;
3,654 more cans of cat food
Mr. Gordon is running for mayor in his town. He receives 37,024 votes. His opponent receives 9,202 fewer votes. How many votes does Mr. Gordon’s opponent receive?
37,024 – 9,202 = 27,822 votes ;
27,822 votes
How many times as great is the value of the digit 3 in 143,600 than the value of the digit 3 in 25,300? How do you know?
10 times as great; The digit 3 in 143,600 is one place to the left of the digit 3 in 25,300. The digit 3 in 143,600 is 3,000 and the digit 3 in 25, 300 is 300
Write 70,584 in expanded form
70,000 + 500 + 80 + 4
Round to the place value of the underlined digit.
the underlined digit is the 1 below
517,264
the underlined digit is the 8 below
238,155
520,000
238,000