Word Problems
Sarah has 4 stickers. Tom has 3 times as many stickers as Sarah. How many stickers does Tom have?
4 × 3 = 12
Selina has twice as many cookies as Jayden does. If Jayden has 12 cookies, how many does Selina have?
12 x 2 = 24
A small pizza has 6 slices. A large pizza has 3 times as many slices as the small pizza. How many slices does the large pizza have?
6 x 3 = 18
10 x 1 = 10
A small tree is 2 feet tall. A large tree is 5 times as tall as the small tree. How tall is the large tree?
2 × 5 = 10
Selina ate 3 clementines during snack, but Ms. Bliffeld ate 3 times as many clementines as Selina did. How many clementines did Ms. Bliffeld eat?
3 x 3 = 9
Lisa can run 2 laps around the track. Her coach can run 4 times as many laps as Lisa. How many laps can her coach run?
2 x 4 = 8
Jayden drove 125 miles to visit his cousins in Pennsylvania. Ms. Bliffeld drove twice the amount Jayden did to visit her family in Connecticut. How many miles did Ms. Bliffeld drive?
125 x 2 = 250
Emma reads 5 pages in a book every day. Her brother reads 4 times as many pages as Emma. How many pages does her brother read daily?
5 × 4 = 20
Ms. Kovacs wrote 3 sentences in her journal, while Selina wrote 4 times the number of sentences in her journal. How many sentences did Selina write?
3 x 4 = 12
A short pencil is 3 inches long. A long pencil is 2 times as long as the short pencil. How long is the long pencil?
3 x 2 = 6
Jayden played Banagrams and created 4 words to play, while Selina created twice as many words. How many words did Selina create?
4 x 2 = 8
A toy car costs $6. A toy truck costs 3 times as much as the toy car. How much does the toy truck cost ?
6 × 3 = 18
Sam has $7 in his piggy bank. His sister has 5 times as much money as Sam. How much money does his sister have?
7 x 5 = 35
Jack has 8 marbles. Jill has twice as many marbles as Jack. How many marbles does Jill have?
8 × 2 = 16
A small box holds 10 crayons. A large box holds 6 times as many crayons as the small box. How many crayons does the large box hold?
10 x 6 = 60