Write a multiplicative comparison statement for this equation:
4 x 3 = 12
4 times as much as 3 is 12
3 times as many as 4 is 12
12 is 4 times as many as 3
On Monday, Mrs Holden’s class had 4 marbles. On Tuesday, they added 3 marbles. They continued adding 3 marbles each day. How many marbles did they have at the end of Friday?
16
Sam bought 12 baseball cards. This is twice as many baseball cards as Billy. How many cards did Billy buy?
6 cards
The donut shop made 28 chocolate donuts. That is 7 times as many strawberry donuts as they made. How many more chocolate donuts did the shop make than strawberry donuts?
24 more donuts
Tom had 114 baseball cards. He gave 10 to his younger brother. He shared the rest between himself and his 7 friends. How many cards does Tom have now?
13 cards
If you started at 54 and created a pattern with the rule “Subtract 3.” What would the third number in the pattern be?
48
An equation that would match this statement:
24 is 8 times as many as 3
24= 8 x 3
Frank ordered 24 cookies from the donut shop. That is three times as many cookies as Jenny ordered. How many cookies did they order altogether?
32 cookies
Mikela saved $48, and her mom saved $161 for the family to spend on souvenirs while on vacation. They divided the total amount of money they had saved among their 6 family members. How many dollars were left after they gave each family member the largest equal share possible?
5 dollars
Ms. Davis gave her class the following directions to generate a pattern: Create a pattern starting with the number 6 and using the rule “Add 5.” Which of the following is true about the terms in this pattern?
a. The numbers are all even.
b. The numbers are all multiples of 2.
c. The numbers are all odd.
d. The numbers alternate between even and odd.
d. The numbers alternate between even and odd.
Mikey was fishing at the lake. There were 25 total birds at the lake. There were 4 times as many geese as ducks. How many ducks were at the lake?
5 ducks
A donut shop makes three times as many donuts as pastries. If the shop makes 186 donuts per day, how many pastries do they make?
62 pastries
Mr. Smith bought 12 packs of crayons. Seven of the packs had 9 crayons in them. Five of the packs had 10 crayons in them. How many crayons did the teacher buy?
113 crayons
Identify the next term.
HINT: The rule alternates between 2 operations.
4, 2, 6, 4, 12, 10, 30, ...
28
Sarah and Molly were icing cupcakes. Sarah iced three times as many cupcakes as Molly. Together they iced 40 cupcakes. How many cupcakes did Molly ice?
10 cupcakes
Frank ordered 24 cookies from the donut shop. That is three times as many cookies as Jenny ordered and six more cookies than Barb ordered. How many cookies did they all order together?
50 cookies
CHALLENGE:
Identify the next term.
HINT: The rule involves 2 operations.
5, 12, 33, 96, 285, ...
852