Comparison
Word Problems
Multiples/Factors
Remainders
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100

48 is ___ times as many as 6.

8

100
Carrie is learning to code computer games. She codes a game so there are always 3 times as many jellyfish as sharks. There are 6 sharks. How many jellyfish are there? 

18 jellyfish

100

Complete the list to show the factors of 50.

1, ____, 5, _____, 25, _______

2, 10, 50

100

What is 24 divided by 5? 

4 R 4 

100

Jesse uses 4 eggs to make a large omelet and 3 eggs to make a small omelet. How many eggs does Jesse need to make 7 large omelets and 5 small omelets? 

43 eggs

200

Write a multiplicative comparison statement to show 4 x 2 = 8 

8 is 4 times as many as 2 

OR 

8 is 2 times as many as 4

200

Tylee runs 4 laps around the track. Lucas runs 8 times as many laps as Tylee. How many laps does Lucas run? Write an equation; use 'm' for the unknown. Solve.

8 x 4 = m 


m = 32 laps

200

What are the factors of 45? 

 1, 3, 5, 9, 15 and 45

200

Hilary is planting flowers in flower beds. Each flower box can hold 4 flowers. Hilary will plant 25 red flowers and 13 white flowers in the flower boxes. 


Write and solve an equation to find the fewest number of flower boxes Hilary will need to plant all of the flowers.

(25+13) divided by 4 = b

9 R 2 

Hilary will need 10 flower boxes.e1

200

Write a comparison statement for 99 = 9 x 11

99 is 9 times as many as 11 

300

A pet caretaker walks dogs 8 times a day. They walk 7 dogs a week from Monday to Friday. Draw and label a bar model to show the total number of times the caretaker will walk dogs in a week.

(Check student bar models)- Must represent 8 x 7 = 56

300
The winning team in a baseball game scores 4 times as many runs as the other team. The winning team scores 8 runs. Write an equation with an unknown to find the number of runs the other team scores. Then solve the equation. Show your work. 

4 x r = 8 OR 8 divided by 4 = r 

r = 2 runs

300

Frank runs 2 miles every day. Which could be the number of miles that Frank has ran after some number of days?

a. 19

b. 50

c. 49

d. 63


b. 50

300

Ana works at the library. She has 72 books to put onto shelves. Each shelf can hold 7 books. Ana estimates she will need 10 shelves for all the books. Is she correct? 

72 divided by 7 

No. The answer is 10 R 2. She will need 11 shelves. 

300

Scarlett has 3 erasers. Nick has 2 times as many erasers as Scarlett. David has 5 more erasers than Nick. Write an equation to see how many erasers David has.

e = (3 x 2) + 5  OR  e= 5 + (2 x 3) 

David has 11 pencils. 

400

Which comparison describes the equation 6 x 8 = 48? 

a. 48 is 8 times as many as 6

b. 48 is 6 times as many as 8

c. 8 times as many as 48 is 6

d. 6 times as many as 8 is 48

A, B, and D are correct.

400

Haylee swims 7 laps in a pool. Kris swims 63 laps. How many times the number of laps Haylee swims does Kris swim? 

9

400

Draw and label models to show all the factors of 15. Then tell if 15 is a prime or composite number. 

*Check student model*


15 is a composite number. 

400

There are 51 students going on a field trip. 8 parents and 4 teachers also signed up to go. How many cars will they need to take if each car holds 5 people? 

51 + (8+4) divided by 5 = c 

51 + 12 divided by 5 = c

63 divided by 5 = 12 R 3 

13 cars

400

Tiana sells 87 boxes of oranges for her school fundraiser. Shelly sells 24 fewer boxes than Tiana. How many more boxes of oranges does Shelly need to sell in order to sell 96 boxes? 

33 boxes of oranges

500

Write two comparisons that the equation 9 x 2 = 18 shows. 

18 is 2 times as many as 9 

18 is 9 times as many as 2

500

On Wednesday, Miley runs for 9 minutes. On Thursday, she runs 4 times as many minutes as on Wednesday. What is the total number of minutes that Miley ran on Wednesday and Thursday? 

45 minutes

500

Lilly puts 36 markers into containers. She puts the same number of markers into one or more containers with no markers left over. What are all the possible numbers of markers that she could have out into each container? *factor 36

1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36

500

Piper gets $6 every time she feeds her chickens. She has already earned $40. She wants to buy a new scooter than costs $99. Write and solve an equation to find out how many more times Piper needs to feed to chickens to earn enough to buy the scooter she wants.

(99-40) divided by 6 = s

59 divided by 6 = s 

9 R 5

Piper will need to feed the chickens 10 more times.

500

Michelle has 54 flowers to put into an arrangement. She wants to put the same number of arrangements in each bunch. List all of the ways Michelle can arrange the flowers.

1 bunch of  54                   54 bunches of 1 

2 bunches of 27                 27 bunches of 2 

3 bunches of 18                 18 bunches of 3

6 bunches of 9                   6 bunches of 9

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