Word Problems
Word Problems
Equations
Comparison Sentences
100
Arthur and Declan both collect soccer cards. Arthur has 40 cards. Declan has six times as many cards as Arthur.
How many more soccer cards does Declan have than Arthur?
200
100
Hattie ran around the track 8 times during recess and Leah ran around the track 16 times during recess.
Hattie said, “Leah ran 8 more laps than me during recess.”
Leah said, “I ran 2 times as many laps as Hattie during recess.”
Which student made the correct statement comparing how far they ran?
Both Hattie and Leah
100
21 is 7 times as many as 3.
21=7x3.
100
20 = 4 x 5
20 is 4 times as many as 5.
200
Everett and Liam are having a basketball dunking contest. Everett dunked 26 times. Liam dunked 4 times as many times as Everett. How many dunks did Liam make?
104
200
Bay laid two caterpillars end-to-end as shown below. Then she measured the length using square tiles. Which statement could be made to compare the length of one caterpillar to the length of one square tile?
a. A caterpillar is 5 times as long as a square tile.
b. A square tile is 10 times as long as a caterpillar.
c. A caterpillar is 4 times longer than a square tile.
d. A square tile is 5 times longer than a caterpillar.
a. A caterpillar is 5 times as long as a square tile.
200
9 times as many as 6 is 54.
9x6=54
200
15 = 3 x 5
15 is 3 times as many as 5.
300
Caroline's family is planning a special celebration dinner. Her aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and lots of family friends will be there. Altogether, her family is expecting 275 people. They have rented a special room for the celebration dinner. Each table in the room has enough space for 7 people. What is the smallest number of tables Caroline's family will need?
40
300
Kate is 24 years old. She is 8 times older than her sister, Kohana. If K is Kohana's age, which equation could be used to find Kohana's age?
a. 24 x 48= K
b. K x 24 = 8
c. 24 ÷ 3 = K
d. 3 ÷ K = 24
c. 24 ÷ 3 = K
300
16 is 8 times as many as 2
16=8x2
300
24=3x8
24 is 3 times as many as 8.
400
An average person should drink about 8 liters of water every day. An elephant drinks thirty-two times that amount of water every day. How many liters of water does a elephant drink every day?
256
400
Joel has $20 and Martin has $40. Which statement about how much money the two boys have is true?
a. Martin has 20 more dollars than Joel.
b. Martin has 5 times as much money as Joel.
c. Joel has 4 times as much money as Martin .
D Joel has 10 less dollars than Martin.
a. Martin has 20 more dollars than Joel.
400
5 times as many as 5 is 25.
5x5=25
400
63 = 9 x 7
63 is 9 times as many as 7.
500
Which of the following could be used to evaluate the expression 23 x 49?
a. 23 x 40 and 3 x 9
b. 49 x 20 and 49 x 3
c. 20 x 40 3 x 9
d. 20 x 3 and 40 x 9
b. 49 x 20 and 49 x 3
500
Landon is 21 years old. He is 3 times as old as his brother, Mason. How old is his brother Mason?
7
500
36 is 4 times as many as 9.
36=4x9
500
4 x 3 = 12
4 times as many as 3 is 12.