Multiplication Word Problems
Carl has 40 pieces of gum. This is 4 times as many pieces as what Sam has. How many pieces of gum does Sam have?
10 pieces
Twenty-four new players joined the football team last year. This is 3 times as many as the number of new players that joined the football team this year. Which equation can be used to determine how many new players, n, joined the football team this year?
n x 3 =24
If a question says "times", what operation am I doing?
Multiplication
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On Monday, London rode 5 miles on a bike. On Tuesday, she rode 25 miles. On Wednesday, she rode 2 times as much as she did Monday and Tuesday combined. What equation could you use to find how many miles London rode on, r?
5 miles, 25 miles, 2 times, r
Patrick exercised 8 times as many hours as Marquan last month. Marquan exercised for 6 hours last month. How many hours did Patrick exercise last month?
48 hours
Issac and Blair pick blackberries. Issac fills 6 baskets with blackberries. Blair fills 3 times as many baskets as Issac. Which equation can be used to find out how many baskets, b, Blair fills?
6 x 3 = b
If a question says "justify your answer", what are you supposed to do?
Explain how you got your answer.
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On Monday, Lilly rode 23 miles on a bike. On Tuesday, she rode 7 miles. On Wednesday, she rode 5 times as much as she did Monday and Tuesday combined. What equation could you use to find how far Lilly rode on Wednesday, the letter r?
23 miles, 7 miles, 5 times, the letter r
A charged battery runs a device for 35 hours when new. After a year, the battery runs the same device for 7 hours. How many times as long does the new battery run than the battery after a year?
5 times as long
Write the equation that represents 42 is 7 times as much as w.
w x 7 = 42
If a question says "half", what are you supposed to do in your equation?
divide by 2
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A club’s first meeting was attended by many people. The second meeting was attended by 5 times as many people as the first meeting. If 65 people attended the second meeting what equation could you use to find how many people attended the first meeting, p?
New Delhi Deli sold 49 sandwiches in the last 7 hours. On average, how many sandwiches did New Delhi Deli sell each hour?
7 sandwiches
Dana saved $63. Dana saved 7 times as much as Julie. Write an equation for how much Julie saved, m.
m x 7 = 63
If a question says "twice as many", what are you supposed to do in your equation?
x2
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On Monday, Lydia rode 9 miles on a bike. On Tuesday, she rode 21 miles. On Wednesday, she rode 4 times as much as she did Monday and Tuesday combined. What equation could you use to find how many miles Lydia rode on Wednesday, r?
9 miles, 21 miles, 4 times, r
Marcela has $30 to spend on action figures.
Each action figure is $12 and he pays $2 in tax on the total. How much money does Marcela have left over?
$4
A tomato plant is 48 inches tall. How many times as tall is the tomato plant as a pepper plant that is 8 inches tall? Write an equation for it, with the letter p.
p x 8 = 48
What is the same thing as adding the same number over and over again?
Multiplying!
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A club’s first meeting was attended by several people. The second meeting was attended by 3 times as many people as the first meeting. If 24 people attended the second meeting, what equation could you use to find how many people attended the first meeting, p?
3 times, 24 people, p