Multiplicative Comparisons
Write the equation for this statement:
8 times as many as 6 is 48
8 x 6 = 48
Write AND solve the comparison equation for the word problem.
Judy has 12 mini erasers. Elaine has 4 times as many erasers. How many mini erasers does Elaine have?
4 x 12 = 48
Elaine has 48 mini erasers.
15 x 5
75
19 x 3
57
5 x 9
45
Write the equation for this statement:
Twice as many as 15 is 30.
2 x 15 = 30
Write AND solve the comparison equation for the word problem.
Colin read 8 books in November. Declan read 7 times as many books as Colin. How many books did Declan read in November?
7 x 8 = 56
Declan read 56 books.
88 x 2
176
76 x 2
152
6 x 12
72
Write the missing number to complete the equation:
3 x ___ = 36
12
3 x 12 = 36
Write AND solve the comparison equation for the word problem.
Talia read for 25 minutes last night. Emilia read for twice as long. How long did Emilia read for?
2 x 25 = 50
Emilia read for 50 minutes.
41 x 6
246
51 x 7
357
7 x 9
63
Write the comparison sentence for this equation:
4 x 7 = 28
4 times as many as 7 is 28
Write AND solve the comparison equation for the word problem.
Rocky the dog is black and white and weighs 16 pounds. Buddy the dog is fluffy and brown and weighs 4 times as much as Rocky. How much does Buddy weigh?
4 x 16 = 64
Rocky weighs 64 pounds.
53 x 8
424
74 x 8
592
12 x 8
96
Write the multiplication comparison for this equation:
5 x ____ = 55
5 times as many as 11 is 55
Write AND solve the comparison equation for the word problem.
The ice cream shop served 37 scoops of vanilla ice cream last night. They served 5 times as many scoops of chocolate ice cream. How many scoops of chocolate ice cream did they serve?
5 x 37 = 185
They served 185 chocolate scoops.
86 x 9
774
39 x 9
351
11 x 12
132