Multiplicative Comparison

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Mary is saving up money to go on a trip. This month, she saved three times as much money as she saved last month. Last month, she saved $24.00. How much money did Mary save this month?

Mary saved $72.00 this month.

200

Jennifer can solve three multiplication problems in one minute. Peter can solve multiplication problems four times as fast as Jennifer. How many multiplication problems can Peter solve in one minute?

Peter can solve 12 problems in one minute.

300

A rabbit can go two feet in one jump. A kangaroo can go five times as far as a rabbit. How far can a kangaroo go in one jump?

The kangaroo can go 10 feet in one jump.

400

Shannon is 37 inches tall. Her teenaged brother, Rick, is 74 inches tall. How many times as tall as Shannon is Rick?

Rick is 2 times as tall as Shannon

500

Joe drew 32 pictures in his sketch book. He drew four times as many pictures as Kevin. How many pictures did Kevin draw?

Kevin drew 8 pictures.

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100

Amanda grew two plants for the science fair. The first plant was eight centimeters tall. The second plant was three times as tall. How tall was the second plant?

The second plant was 24 centimeters tall.

200

Chris can go 10 miles per hour on his bicycle. Jill can go seven times that fast on her motorcycle. How fast can Jill go on her motorcycle?

Jill can go 70 miles per hour on her motorcycle.

300

Scott is 10 years old. His little sister, Kate, is only two years old. How many times older than Kate is Scott?

Scott is five times older than Kate.

400

Eric has 9 video games. Bryan has 54 video games. How many times more video games does Bryan have than Eric?

Bryan has 6 times as many video games as Eric.

500

Mark and Leonard went bird watching. Leonard saw 4 times as many red birds as Mark. Leonard saw 28 birds. How many birds did Mark see?

Mark saw 7 birds.

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100

Stacy and Vicky both collect stickers. Vicky has seven times as many stickers as Stacy. If Vicky has 63 stickers, how many stickers does Stacy have?

Stacy has 9 stickers. 

200

It costs $500 to take a bus tour of Europe. This is five times as much as it costs to take a bus tour of Mexico City. How much is the bus tour of Mexico City?

The tour of Mexico City costs $ 100

300

There are 40 students outside on the playground. This is eight times as many students as there are inside the cafeteria. How many students are inside the cafeteria?

There are 5 students inside the cafeteria.

400

Sylvia lives 48 miles away from Washington Elementary School. Jessica lives six miles away from the same school. How many times as far from the school does Sylvia live compared to Jessica?

Sylvia lives 8 times as far from the school as Jessica.

500

Last week Ben spent 4 times as many minutes working on his ELA homework as he spent working on his Math homework. How long did Ben spend doing Math homework if he spent 15 minutes working on his ELA homework?

Ben spent 60 minutes or 1 hour working on his Math homework

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100

Molly has 2 dogs. Annie has twice as many dogs as Molly. How many dogs does Annie have?

Annie has 4 dogs.

200

Tammy has 12 stickers. Tom has 3 times as many stickers as Tammy. How many stickers does Tom have?

Tom has 36 stickers.

300

Bobby has 81 Lego blocks. This is 9 times as many as his brother Leo. How many blocks does Leo have?

Leo has 9 blocks.

400

Cindy scored 108 baskets this basketball season. This is 6 times as many as Eva scored. How many baskets did Eva score? 

Eva scored 18 baskets.

500

Anna picked 69 flowers to make a flower crown. This is 3 times as many as Leah picked. How many flowers did Leah pick? 

Leah picked 23 flowers.

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100

Is it a multiplicative comparison problem?

What is the answer?

Ally ran 2 times around a track. Molly ran 3 more times than Ally. How many times did Molly run around a track?  

No, 5.

200

Sydney read 5 books this week. Paul read 3 times as many books as Sydney. How many books did Paul read?

Yes, 15.

300

Ryan jumped in place 45 times. This is 3 times as many as Luke. How many times did Luke jump?

Yes, 15.

400

Tina has 25 pairs of shoes. Her Mom has 5 pairs of shoes. How many times more pairs does Tina have than her Mom? 

Yes, 5.

500

Colt caught 16 lightning bugs. Terry caught 4 lightning bugs more that Colt. How many lightning bugs did Terry catch?

No, 20.