Word Problems
Billy has 6 skittles. Molly has 4 times as many skittles as Billy. How many skittles does Molly have? Show your work.
Molly has 24 skittles. Since Molly has 4 times what Billy has, I did 6 x 4, which equals 24.
What is 8 times as much as 4?
32
Janie's family has 4 times as many fish as she has dogs. Which pair could describe Janie's family's pets?
A) fish: 8 B) fish: 6 C) fish: 32
dogs: 4 dogs: 24 dogs: 8
Pair C is the only one that could describe Janie's pets.
What is the missing fact in this fact family?
48, 6, ______
8
Luke has been collecting video games for years. He has 45 video games. Jason just began collecting video games this year, so he only has 9 video games. How many times more video games does Luke have than Jason?
Luke has 5 times more video games than Jason.
What multiplication equation would match this comparison statement?
36 days is 9 times longer than 4 days.
9 x 4 = 36
Carl owns 28 sweatshirts. He has 4 times as many sweatshirts as Vanessa. How many sweatshirts does Vanessa own? Show your work.
Vanessa owns 7 sweatshirts. 28 / 4= 7
Manny has 3 times as many baseball cards as Jack. List two possible amounts of cards Manny and Jack might have.
Many possible answers. For example:
Jack: 4 Jack: 5
Manny: 12 Manny: 15
Amber lives on a farm. The dog at the farm weighs 40 pounds. The dog weighs 5 times as much as the rabbit. The chicken weighs 3 times as much as the rabbit. How much does each animal weigh?
Dog- 40 pounds
Rabbit- 8 pounds
Chicken- 24 pounds
Joan made $80 babysitting. Her little sister Abby said "That's 4 times as much as I made!".
Which of the two diagrams shown best represents the relationship between how much money Joan made and how much Abby made?
Diagram A