Vocab/Symbols
Using "is"
is means =
" = "
Bentlee colored pictures in her notebook 4 times more than Valentina. Bentlee colored 40 pictures in total.
How many pictures did Valentina draw?
10 drawings
40 = 4 x ___
4 x 10 = 40
55 is 5 times as much as a number
55 = 5 x N
55 = 5 x 11
First- WRITE EQUATION
6 times a number is 24
Second-SOLVE EQUATION
First- 6 x __ = 24
Second- 6 x 4 = 24
Logan has 5 fish tanks. Each tank has 12 fish.
How many fish does Logan have in total?
Logan has 60 fish
5 x 12 = 60
Using "more"
more means " + "
" + "
Kayden used the scissors 15 times yesterday. Today he used the scissors 3 times less than he did yesterday.
How many times did Kayden use scissors today?
5 times today
15 ÷ 3 = 5
OR 3 x __ = 15
Leilani saves 56 quarters, which is 7 times as many quarters as Alistasia. Alistasia saves 8 quarters.....
Write the equation that could represent this comparison
56 = 7 x 8
56 = 8 x 7 *Any of these*
7 x 8 = 56
8 x 7 = 56
Calan and Enrique pick blackberries. Calan fills 4 baskets and Enrique fills 3 times as many baskets as Calan.
What equation can be used to find how many baskets Enrique filled?
(A)3+b=4 (B)3x4=b (C)3xb=4 (D)3+4=b
(B) 3 x 4 = b
Alicia baked 8 cookies. That’s 4 times as many cookies as her brother Jamal baked.
Write an equation that shows how many cookies Jamal baked. Then solve.
4 x ___ = 8
Jamal baked 2 cookies (4 x 2 = 8)
Using "times"
times means " x "
" x "
Karissa slept 4 times as much as Emilio over the weekend. Karissa slept a total of 48 hours.
How many hours did Emilio sleep over the weekend?
Emilio slept 12 hours
4 x __ = 48
The area of Kamiyah's basement floor is 4 times as large as the area of her bedroom floor. Her bedroom floor is 5 meters long and 4 meters wide.
What is bedroom's area?
What is her basement's area?
*Area = length x width
-Bedroom area = 20 meters (5 x 4 = 20)
-Basement area= 80 meters (20 x 4 = 80)
How many baskets did Enrique fill?
(3 x 4 = b)
12 baskets
(3 x 4 = 12)
Charlotte read 22 pages on Monday. On Tuesday, she read 5 pages fewer than on Monday.
How many pages did Charlotte read on Tuesday?
17 pages
22 - 5 = 17
tells the relationship between two quantities using addition
additive comparison
SuzieQ and Barry practice for a dance recital. In one week, SuzieQ practices 458 minutes. Barry practices 60 minutes every day for 7 days. Who practices more?
SuzieQ or Barry?
Suzie Q practices more
SuzieQ practices with 458 minutes
Barry practices 420 minutes (60x7=420)
The length of Kamiyah's basement is 5 times as long as the width. If the width of the basement is 4 meters, what is the perimeter?
Perimeter(distance around shape) p = side + side + side + side (l + l + w + w)
4 + 4 + 20 + 20 = 48 meters
48 new players joined the football team last year. That is 6 times as many as the number of new players that joined the football team this year.
What equation can be used to determine how many players are on the team this year?
(A)48x6=n (B)nx6=48 (C)n+6=48 (D)48+6=n
(B)
n x 6 = 48
A pack of gum costs 4 dollars. If Jason buys 6 packs, how much does he spend in total?
Write the equation that could represent this situation.
24 dollars in total
4 x 6 = N
4 x 6 = 24
tells the relationship between two quantities using multiplication
multiplicative comparison
Jesse bought 3 dozen eggs. Josh bought 2 times as many dozens as Jesse.
How many eggs did Josh buy?
Josh bought 72 eggs
3 x 2 = 6 dozens
1 dozen = 12
6 x 12 = 72
Kamiyah wants to lay some brown and some yellow tiles to cover the floor. Each tile is 1 meter. The number of brown tiles is 3 times the number of yellow tiles. She uses 60 brown tiles. How many yellow tiles will she need?
60 ÷ 3 = 20 yellow tiles OR 3 x ___ = 60
60 brown tiles and that number is 3 TIMES the amount of yellow. We need to divide 3 from 60
How many new players are there on the team this year?
(n x 6 = 48)
8 players
(8 x 6 = 48) (n = 8)
36 students went on a field trip. That’s 9 times as many as the number of teachers who went.
What equation can you use to find out how many teachers went on the trip? Then solve.
9 x t = 36 (t= number of teachers)
t = 36 ÷ 9
t = 4 (9x4 = 36)