Vocabulary
comparing how many times bigger or smaller one thing is compared to another, using multiplication
Is this problem a multiplicative comparison or an additive comparison?
Baxley cleans 23 more houses a week than Zoe. Zoe cleans 15 houses.
Additive
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Sadie has 7 pumpkins in her yard. Alexa has 4 times as many pumpkins in her yard as Sadie. How many pumpkins does Alexa have in her yard?
7 x 4 = A
A = 28 pumpkins
55 is __ times as many as 5.
11
Auriella has 5 times as many bracelets as Karsyn. Together they have 42. How many do they each have?
? x 6 = 42
? = 7
Auriella = 5x7 Karsyn = 7
Auriella= 35
a mathematical sentence that has two equal sides separated by an equal sign
Equation
Is this problem a multiplicative comparison or an additive comparison?
Journei and Addison collect bracelets when they go on vacation. Addison has 4 times as many bracelets as Journei.
Multiplicative
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Paislee ate 6 pieces of candy. Her brother ate 3 times as many pieces of candy as her. How many pieces of candy did Paislee's brother eat?
6 x 3 = B
B = 18 pieces of candy
60 is ___ times as many as 3.
20
A runner went twice as far Saturday as Friday. She ran 18 miles total. How far Friday?
F x 2 = S
? x 3 = 18
? =6
F = 6
to find the relation between two amounts by asking or telling how much more or less one amount is one compared to the other
Additive comparison
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
Tucker has 10 king size candy bars. Max collected 5 more king size candy bars than Tucker. How many king size candy bars did Max collect?
10 + 5 = ?
?=15 king size candy bars
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Gunner saw 6 birds flying. Nate saw 36 birds flying. How many times as many bats did Nate see than Gunner?
36 = 6 x ?
? = 6 times as many bats
___ is 9 times as many as 7.
63
4th grade is making a tower. When counting the blocks, Mr. Mercer notices that there are 3 times the amount of red blocks as there are blue. There were 48 blocks to use. How many are red?
R = ? x3 B = ? x1
? x 4 = 48
? = 12
R = 12 x 3 R = 36
a letter or symbol represents this
unknown
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
The pumpkins at Winston's Pumpkin Patch cost $4 a pumpkin. The pumpkins at Sammi Farms cost 3 times as much. How much do the pumpkins at Sammi Farms cost?
4 x 3 = ?
?=$12
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Izzy made 12 paper pumpkins to decorate her house. Auri made 3 times as many paper ghosts as Izzy. How many paper pumpkins did Auri 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.
Jan, Laura and Maria are shopping for clothes.
Jan spent $30, which was 3 times more than Laura spent. Maria spent half of what Laura spent.
How much did Maria spend?
An arrangement of objects, numbers, or symbols in equal rows and columns
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
Liyah got 24 bags of pop-its. She has 4 times as many of pop-its as fidget spinners. How many fidget spinners did Liyah get?
24 = 4 x ?
?=6 fidget spinners
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Kate's family made 56 cookies. Lauren's family made 8 cookies. How many times as many cookies did Kate's family make than Lauren'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.
Which situation is represented by the equation
9 x 6 = D
A. Kelly has 9 stickers. Darrell has 6 more stickers than Kelly. How many stickers does Darrell have?
B. Kelly has 9 stickers. Darrell has 6 times as many stickers as Kelly. How many stickers do they have together?
C. Kelly has 9 stickers. Darrell has 6 times as many stickers as Kelly. How many stickers does Darrell have?
C) Kelly has 9 stickers. Darrell has 6 times as many stickers as Kelly. How many stickers does Darrell have?