Comparing with Multiplication
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Mixed Comparison
100

20 is 2 times as much as 10

20 = 2 X 10

100

Carl has 24 pieces of gum. This is 3 times as many pieces as Sam has.

 

How many pieces of gum does Sam have?

24/3=8


100

24 is 8 times as many as ?

24 = 8 X ?


? = 4

100

32 is 8 times as much as ?

32 / 8 = ?

? = 4

100

Marco has 8 blankets. Sally has 4 times as many. How many blankets does Sally have?

8 X 4 = ?


? = 32

200

27 = 3 X 9

27 is 3 times as many as 9

200


Sandy has $9 in her piggy bank. Her brother has 7 times as much money in his piggy bank. How much money does her brother have?

9x7= $63


200

45 is ? times more than 9

45 = ? X 9


? = 5

200

16 is 4 more times than ?

16 / 4 = ?


? = 4

200

Harold has 20 pennies. Marshall has 8 more than Harold. How many pennies does Harold have?

20x 8 = ?

? = 160

300

What equation can be used: 24 is 4 times as much as 6

4 X 6 = 24

300

5 times as far as 10 miles

5 X 10


300

Lilah had 20 toys. Cooper has 2 times the amount of toys as Lilah. How many toys does Cooper have?

2 X 20 = ?


? = 40

300

18 is ? times as much as 6

18 / ? = 6

? = 3

300

Jackson has 63 patients. Jackson has 9 times as many as Meredith. How many patients does Meredith have?

63 / 9 = ?

? = 7

400

David swam 9 laps at swim practice. Anthony swam 7 times as many laps as David. How many laps did Anthony swim?

9x7 =63 laps

400

A small bridge is 40 ft long. A new bridge is 3 times as long. How long is the new bridge?

40 X 3

400

Perry ran 5 times as more as Susan. Susan ran 7 miles. How many miles did Perry run?

7 X 5 = ?


? = 35

400

Elle has 40 blue blocks. She has 5 times as many blue blocks as white blocks. How many white blocks does she have? 

40 / 5 = ?

? = 8

400

Richard has 4 shirts. If Owen has 6 times as many shirts as Richard has, how many shirts does Owen have?

4 X 6 = ?


? = 24

500

 Patrick exercised 6 times as many hours as Marquan last month. Marquan exercised for 9 hours last month.

 

How many hours did Patrick exercise last month? 

9x6=54 hours

500

Forty-eight new players joined the football team last year. This is 6 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?


A. 48 x 6 = n

B. 48 + 6 = n

C. n x 6 = 48

D. n + 6 = 48

C. nx6=48

500

Issac and Blair pick blackberries.

  • Issac fills 8 baskets with blackberries.
  • Blair fills 4 times as many baskets as Issac.

What equation can be used to find out how many baskets,  b, Blair fills?

8x4=b

500

A piece of pink rope is 72 inches long. How many times as long is the blue rope if it is 9 inches long?

72 / ? = 9


? = 8

500

A charged battery runs a device for 32 hours when new. After a year, the battery runs the same device for 8 hours.

 

How many times as long does the new battery run as the battery after a year? 

 


4 times as long 

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