Comparing with Multiplication
Represent Comparison Problems
Multiplication
Word Problems
Comparison
using division
Mixed Comparison
100

20 is 2 times as much as 10

20 = 2 X 10

100

8 more than 4 

8 + 4


100

24 is 8 times as many as ?

24 = 8 X ?


? = 4

100

24 is 8 times as much as ?

24 / 8 = ?

? = 3

100

Marco has 8 blankets. Sally has 4 times as many. How many blankets does Sally have?

8 X 4 = ?


? = 32

200

27 = 3 X 9

27 is 3 times as many as 9

200

3 times as many as 5

3 X 5 = ?


200

45 is ? times more than 9

45 = ? X 9


? = 5

200

16 is 4 more times than ?

16 / 4 = ?


? = 4

200

Harold has 18 pennies. Marshall has 8 more than Harold. How many pennies does Harold have?

18 + 8 = ?

? = 26

300

What equation can be used: 24 is 4 times as much as 6

4 X 6 = 24

300

5 times as far as 10 miles

5 X 10


300

Lilah had 20 toys. Cooper has 2 times the amount of toys as Lilah. How many toys does Cooper have?

2 X 20 = ?


? = 40

300

18 is ? times as much as 6

18 / ? = 6

? = 3

300

Jackson has 63 patients. Jackson has 9 times as many as Meredith. How many patients does Meredith have?

63 / 9 = ?

? = 7

400

16 is 4 more as many as 4

16 = 4 X 4

400

A small bridge is 40 ft long. A new bridge is 3 times as long. How long is the new bridge?

40 X 3

400

Perry ran 5 times as more as Susan. Susan ran 7 miles. How many miles did Perry run?

7 X 5 = ?


? = 35

400

Elle has 40 blue blocks. She has 5 times as many blue blocks as white blocks. How many white blocks does she have? 

40 / 5 = ?

? = 8

400

Richard has 4 shirts. If Owen has 6 times as many shirts as Richard has, how many shirts does Owen have?

4 X 6 = ?


? = 24

500

What equation can be used to represent 36 is 9 times as many as 4 and 4 times as many as 9

36 = 9 X 4

4 X 9 = 36

500

Mrs.Cato has 7 pink pens. If Ms. Kornman has 5 more pens than Mrs. Cato, how many pens does Ms. Kornman have?

7 + 5

500

What comparison words do you look for in a problem to figure out what to do?

times X

more than +

is =

500

A piece of pink rope is 72 inches long. How many times as long is the blue rope if it is 9 inches long?

72 / ? = 9


? = 8

500

Teddy has 5 pairs of shoes. Christina has 3 more pairs of shoes than Teddy. April has 2 times as many pairs as Christina. How many pairs of shoes does Teddy, Christina, and April have all together?

T = 5

C = 5 + 3 

A = 8 X 2


? = 29