Multi-Step
Comparing Statements
Key Words
Vocabulary
What are the hidden questions?
100

Ike has 216 baseball cards.  His goal is to collect all 8 sets of cards.  There are 96 cards in a set.  How many more cards does Ike need to reach his goal?

1.

8 x 96 = 768


2.

768 - 216 = 552

Ike needs 552 more cards to reach his goal.

100

Write a comparison statement for 9 x 89.

p = 9 times as many 89.

100

What do we associate with the word "is"?

Equal

100

The answer to a subtraction problem is called the ____

difference

100

Bella bakes 3 batches of homemade dog treats one day and 4 batches the next.  Each batch has 24 treats.  She sells bags with 6 treats in each.  How many bags can she fill?

How many batches of dog treats does Bella make in all?

200

Ian practiced guitar for 12 hours last month, and 48 hours this month.


a. Use multiplication to write a statement comparing the hours Ian practiced during the two months.

b. Use addition to write a statement comparing the hours Ian practiced during the two months.

Ian Practiced 4 times as many hours this month.

200

Write a comparison statement for n=15 - 6

N is 6 less than 15.

200

What do we associate with the words "times as many"?

multiplication or division

200

A symbol or letter that stands for a number is called a _____

variable

200

Morgan collected 13 seashells during the field trip. Her goal is to collect 4 times as many seashells. Her friend Kelly gave her 15 seashells. How many more seashells does Morgan need?


What is the hidden questions?

How many seashells does Morgan have in all?

300

Sally walked the dog 5 times as many times as her brother last month. Her brother walked the dog 7 times. Sally said she could multiply 4 times 7 to find how many more times she walked the dog than her brother. Is Sally correct?

Sally is correct. She walked the dog 

5×7=35 

times. This is 28 more times than her brother, and is equal to 

4×7.

300
Write a comparison statement for: Trent has 48 markers.  Sharon has 8 markers.

Trent has 6 times as many as Sharon.

300

What do we associate with the key word, "as many as"

multiplication or division
300

The amount that is left after dividing a number into equal parts is called the _______.

remainder

300

Sally walked the dog 5 times as many times as her brother last month. Her brother walked the dog 7 times. Sally said she could multiply 4 times 7 to find how many more times she walked the dog than her brother. Is Sally correct?


What is the hidden question?

How many times did Sally walk the dog?

400

Morgan collected 13 seashells during the field trip. Her goal is to collect 4 times as many seashells. Her friend Kelly gave her 15 seashells. How many more seashells does Morgan need?

1.

13 + 15 = 27

2.

27 x 4 = 108 seashells

400

Write a comparison statement for: Lucy has 317 bottles.  Craig has 82 bottles.

Lucy has 235 more than Craig.

Or

Craig has 235 less than Lucy.

400

What do we associate with the words "in all"

Addition

400

The answer to a multiplication problem is called a ______.

product

400

Friday night, a pizza parlor sold 7 large pizzas and some medium pizzas. The pizza parlor made a total of $205. How many medium pizzas were sold? Write equations to show each step.


Find the hidden question.

How much does each pizza cost?

500

Bella bakes 3 batches of homemade dog treats one day and 4 batches the next.  Each batch has 24 treats.  She sells bags with 6 treats in each.  How many bags can she fill?

Step 1:

t =  the number of treats bella made

t = (3+4) x 24

t = 168

Step 2:

b = the number of bags bella can fill

b =  168 divided by 6

b = 28

Bella can fill 28 bags

500

Fill in the blank.  Sam's baseball team has 4 times as many helmets as Ed's team.  Ed's team has 21 helmets.  Let h = the number of helmets Sam's team has.

h = ____ times as many as ___

h=

h = 21 times as many as 4.

h = 84 helmets.

500

What do we associate "How many more" with?

Finding the difference, or subtraction

500

A number sentence that uses an equal sign is called an  _____.

equation

500

The chemistry teacher has $321 to spend on Lab equipment. She buys 5 lab coats for $30 each.  Tweezers cost $8 each.  How many tweezers can she buy? 

What is the hidden question?

How much did she spend on Lab coats?