Food related questions
Over the weekend, Aubrey sold boxes of cookies in her neighborhood. She sold 9 boxes of cookies on Saturday. She sold 3 times as many boxes of cookies on Sunday as she sold on Saturday.
How many boxes of cookies did Aubrey sell on Sunday?
27 boxes were sold on Sunday
9 boxes on Saturday x 3 as many boxes = _____ sold on Sunday
On a fishing trip, Sean caught a fish that was 8 inches long. His sister Lucy caught a fish that was 4 times as long as Sean's fish.
Which equation can you use to find how long Lucy's fish was?
A. 4+8= ?
B. 4x8= ?
B. 4x8=?
equals 32 inches long
Eve lent her little sister $2 to buy a candy bar. She also lent her little brother $4 to buy a comic book.
How many times as much money did Eve lend her little brother as her little sister?
2 times as much money.
$2 for her sister x _______ = $4 for her brother
Sarah counted different colored leaves on a tree. She counted 8 red leaves. She also counted 3 times as many yellow leaves as red leaves.
How many YELLOW leaves did Sarah count?
24 yellow leaves
8 red x 3 as many= 24 yellow
During the week, Victor's family likes to have muffins for breakfast. Last Saturday, Victor baked 18 blueberry muffins. He baked 3 times as many blueberry muffins as banana nut muffins.
How many banana nut muffins did Victor bake?
6 banana nut muffins
3 times as many x ___ banana nut muffins= 18 blueberry muffins
On a field trip to the aquarium, Mrs. Lin's class saw 3 whale sharks. They also saw 2 more zebra sharks than whale sharks.
Which equation can you use to find how many zebra sharks Mrs. Lin's class saw?
A. 3+2=?
B. 3x2=?
3+2= ?
5 zebra sharks
Colin and his family went to the theater to see his favorite superhero movie. They spent $10 on popcorn and $30 on movie tickets.
How many times as much money did Colin's family spend on movie tickets as on popcorn?
3 times as much money on tickets
$10 on popcorn x ______ times as much money= $30 on movie tickets
At Cedar Park, the Prairie Path hiking trail is 1 mile long. The Valley View hiking trail is 6 times as long as the Prairie Path hiking trail.
How many miles long is the Valley View hiking trail?
Valley View hiking trail is 6 miles long.
1 mile x 6 times longer= 6 miles long
During the week, Becky's family likes to have scones for breakfast. Last Saturday, Becky baked 6 cranberry orange scones. She also baked 2 times as many cinnamon crunch scones as cranberry orange scones.
Which equation can you use to find how many cinnamon crunch scones Becky baked?
A. 2+6=?
B. 2x6=?
B. 2x6=?
12 cinnamon crunch scones
Leslie is a member of the photography club at school. Last week, Leslie took 5 photos of animals to share with the club. She also took 3 times as many photos of flowers as animals.
Which equation can you use to find how many photos of flowers Leslie took?
A. 3+5=?
B. 3x5=?
B. 3x5=?
15 as many photos of flowers
Rachel bought a volleyball and a softball bat from a garage sale. She paid $5 for the volleyball. She paid 8 times as much money for the softball bat as the volleyball.
Which equation can you use to find how much money Rachel paid for the softball bat?
A. 8+5=?
B. 8x5=?
B. 8x5=?
40 dollars more
Isaac plants tulip bulbs and violets in his flower bed. Last week, Isaac planted 16 tulip bulbs. He planted twice as many tulip bulbs as violets.
How many violets did Isaac plant?
Isaac planted 8 violets
twice as many tulips as violets: he planted 16 tulips
16/2= 8 violets