Multiplication Comparisons
Comparison Problems
Multiply Tens, Hundreds, and Thousands
Expanded Form and Partial Products
Multistep Multiplication
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Write the equation: 35 is seven times as many as 5
35 = 7 x 5
100
Evan's dog weighs seven times as much as Alice's dog. Together they weigh 72 pounds. How much does Evan's dog weigh?
63 pounds
100
Multiply: 600 x 10
6,000
100
Write an equation using expanded form, then solve: 8 x 48
(40 x 8) + (8 x 8) = 384
100
At graduation, chairs were set up in rows of 12 with 5 chairs in each row. At each end of each row there was a gold bow placed on the chairs. How many chairs did not get gold bows?
36 chairs
200
Write the equation: Three times as many as nine is twenty-seven
3 x 9 = 27
200
Maria's dog weighs 6 times as much as her rabbit. Together the pets weigh 56 pounds. What does Maria's dog weigh?
48 pounds
200
Multiply: 6,000 x 30
180,000
200
Solve this equation using partial products: 13 x 6
(10 x 6 = 60) + (3 x 6 = 18 ) = 78
200
Carla bought three hats at $6 each. Melody bought seven hats at $4 each. How much money did they spend altogether?
$46
300
Write a comparison question using the SUM of the question as the first word: 8 x 2 = 16
Sixteen is two times as many as eight
300
Mrs. O’Neill has 2 times as many markers as colored pencils. The total number of markers and colored pencils is 18. How many markers does Mrs. O’Neill have?
12 markers
300
Multiply: 12 x 80
960
300
Write an equation using expanded form, then solve: 265 x 9
(200 x 9) + (60 x 9) + (5 x 9) = 2,385
300
The auditorium is split into two sections. Section A has 12 rows of 10 seats. Section B has 7 rows of 9 seats. How many seats are there in all?
183 seats
400
Write an equation: Andy has 12 times as many video games as Todd. Todd has 8 video games.
12 x 8 = n (Andy's video games)
400
Joan has 45 marbles. Mary has m marbles. If Joan has 15 times as many marbles as Mary, write an equation that shows how many marbles Mary has.
15 x m (Mary's marbles) = 45
400
Multiply:6,000 x 70
420,000
400
Solve this equation using partial products: 45 x 7
(40 x 7 = 280) + (5 x 7 = 35 ) = 315
400
During the Shamu show, there are 15 rows of 9 seats. Out of those seats, the splash zone is made up of 5 rows of 7 seats. How many seats are not in the splash zone?
100 seats
500
Fernando and Roger are both in an art class. Fernando has created 40 projects in are class this year. Fernando has created five times as many as projects as Roger. Create a multiplication equation that represents the situation.
5 x n (Roger's projects) = 40
500
5. Harold has 12 times as many baseball cards as Pekemon cards. The total number of baseball and Pekemon cards 78. How many baseball cards does Mrs. Smith have?
72 baseball cards
500
120 x 1,200
144,000
500
Write an equation using expanded form, then solve: 136 x 12
(100 x 10 = 1,000) + (30 x 10 = 300) + (6 x 10 = 60) + (100 x 2 = 200) + (30 x 2 = 60) + (6 x 2 = 12) =
500
During a sold out concert, several attendees got to go on stage. In both section A and B, there were 9 rows of 8 seats each. From section A, 3 rows of 5 seats were able to go on stage. How many attendees stayed in their seats?
129 attendees