Multiplicative or Addition
Is this problem a multiplicative comparison or an additive comparison?
Jefferson cleans 23 more houses a week than Amy. Amy cleans 15 houses.
Additive
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Teagan has 7 pumpkins in her yard. Kristen has 4 times as many pumpkins in her yard as Teagan. How many pumpkins does Kristen have in her yard?
7 x 4 = ?
? = 28 pumpkins
55 is __ times as many as 5.
11
Craig has 12 ties, which is 4 times as many ties as Steve. Steve has 3 ties. What equation represents the comparison?
12 = 4 x 3
Is this problem a multiplicative comparison or an additive comparison?
Savanna and Kelsey collect bracelets when they go on vacation. Savanna has 4 times as many bracelets as Kelsey.
Multiplicative
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Christy ate 6 pieces of candy. Her brother ate 3 times as many pieces of candy as her. How many pieces of candy did Christy's brother eat?
6 x 3 = ?
?=18 pieces of candy
60 is ___ times as many as 3.
20
Brie is arranging 24 DVDs. If she has 4 shelves, how many DVD's can she arrange on her shelves if she wants to have an equal number of DVD's on each shelf?
6 DVD's
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
Billy has 10 king size candy bars. Tommy collected 5 more king size candy bars than Billy. How many king size candy bars did Tommy collect?
10 + 5 = ?
?=15 king size candy bars
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Gary saw 6 birds flying. Patrick saw 36 birds flying. How many times as many bats did Patrick see than Gary?
36 = 6 x ?
?=6 times as many bats
___ is 9 times as many as 7.
63
There are 63 students buying their lunch on Friday. This is 7 times as many as fourth graders who pack their lunch.
What equation can be used to find how many fourth graders pack their lunch on Friday?
? x 7 = 63
or
63 ÷ 7 = ?
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
The pumpkins at Herbert's Pumpkin Patch cost $4 a pumpkin. The pumpkins at Fair Oaks Farms cost 3 times as much. How much do the pumpkins at Fair Oaks Farms cost?
4 x 3 = ?
?=$12
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Fred made 12 paper ghosts to decorate his house. Jim made 3 times as many paper ghosts as Fred. How many paper ghosts did Jim make?
12 x 3 = ?
?=36 paper ghosts
Complete the multiplicative comparisons by using the numbers in the parentheses. Each number can only be used once.
____ is 5 times as many as ____.
(2, 45, 15, 9, 30, 7)
45 is 5 times as many as 9.
Kyle spent 40 minutes at the library this week. He checked out 2 movies and 8 books from the library.
What additive and multiplicative comparison statements can you make about the number of movies and books Kyle checked out from the library?
Kyle checked out 4 times as many books as movies from the library.
Kyle checked out 6 more books than movies from the library.
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
Chad got 24 bags of pop-its. He has 4 times as many of pop-its as fidget spinners. How many fidget spinners did Chad get?
24 = 4 x ?
?=6 fidget spinners
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Hannah's family made 56 cookies. Emily's family only made 8 cookies. How many times as many cookies did Hannah's family make than Emily's?
56 = 8 x ?
?=7 times as many cookies
Complete the multiplicative comparisons by using the numbers in the parentheses. Each number can only be used once.
____ is 4 times as many as ___.
(40, 12, 2, 8, 44, 48)
48 is 4 times as many as 12.
Blake spent 50 minutes baking this week. He made 2 pies and 5 cakes.
a. Blake wants to bake 4 times as many pies next week as he did this week. How many pies will Blake make next week?
b. Blake spent 5 times as many minutes baking cakes and pies this week as he did last week. How many minutes did Blake spend baking last week?
a. 4 x 2 = 8 pies will be made next week
b. 5 x ? = 50
?= 10 minutes spent baking last week