Comparisons
At the zoo there were 3 times as many monkeys as lions. Tom counted a total of 24 monkeys and lions. How many monkeys were there?
18
8 x 200=
1,600
4 x 472 =
2,000
8 x 43=
344
Peter gets 8 hours of sleep each night. How many hours of sleep does Peter get in 365 days?
2,920 hours
Fred's frog jumped 7 times as far as Jim's frog. The two frogs jumped a total of 56 inches. How far did Fred's frog jump?
49 inches
6 x 3,000 =
18,000
3 x 832=
2,400
5 x 923=
4,615
A maze at a county fair is made from 275 bales of hay. The maze at the state fair is made from 4 times as many bales of hay. How many bales of hay are used for the maze at the state fair?
1,100 bales of hay
Shelby has 5 times as many markers as Dan. Together, they have 18 markers. How many markers does Shelby have?
15 markers
7 x 7,000=
49,000
7 x 789=
5,600
8 x 379=
3,032
At a high school gym, the bleachers are divided into 6 equal sections. Each section holds 395 people. How many people can be seated in the gym?
2,370 people
Ralph counted a total of 40 white cars and green cars. There were 9 times as many white cars as green cars. How many white cars did Ralph count?
36 white cars
A bank teller has 7 rolls of coins. Each roll has 40 coins. How many coins does the bank teller have?
280 coins
A theater has 4,650 seats. If the theater seel all the tickets for each of its 5 shows, about how many tickets will the theater sell in all?
25,000 tickets
7 x 3,428=
23,996
Jim read a book with 368 pages. Sam read a book with 172 fewer pages than Jim's book. How many pages are in the book that Sam read?
196 pages
Sue scored a total of 35 points in two games. She scored 6 times as many points in the second game as in the first. How many more points did she score in the second game?
25 more points
Tim buys 5 packages of paper. There are 500 sheets of paper in each package. How many sheets of paper does Tim buy?
2,500
Washington Elementary has 4,358 students. Jefferson High School has 3 times as many students as Washington Elementary. About how many students does Jefferson High School have?
12,000 students
There are 5,280 feet in one mile. Harry likes to walk 7 miles each week for exercise. How many feet does Harry walk each week?
36,960 feet
Leah buys 6 model cars that each cost $15. She also buys 4 bottles of paint that cost $11 each. How much does Leah spend in all on model cars and paint?
$134