Comparison problems
Jasper has watched 238 movies. Kevin has watched 32 more movies than Jasper. What is the number of movies Kevin watched? (m=)
m= 270
Kandy walked 48 miles for a fundraiser. Trevor walked m miles. Kandy walked 6 times as far as Trevor. What equation can be used to find m, the number of miles Trevor walked? Which equation fits?
A-M= 6 x 48
B- 48= 6/m
C-m= 48+6
D- 48=6 x m
D- 48= 6 x m
m=8 miles
Sammy has 6 times as many nickels as James. James has 18 nickles. N is the number of nickels Sammy has. What is n?
n= 3
5 boys and 3 girls go to the movies together. Between them, they have $150 to spend. Each ticket costs $10. How much money did they have left to buy popcorn?
8x 10=$80 on tickets
150-80=$70 left to spend
Nate swam 72 laps in the pool. Barb swam 3 times as many laps as Nate. How many laps did Barb swim? What is S?
3 x S=72
72/3=S
S= 24 laps
The Merry family bought 3 pizzas and 2 pretzels at the concession stand. A pizza costs $10, a pretzel costs $5 dollars and a salad costs $8 dollars. What is the total cost?
3 x $10= $30 for pizza
2 x $5= $10 for pretzels
Total- $30+ $10= $40 total.
Walter counted 132 red cars at the dealership. That is 6 times as many as the number Renee counted. How many red cars, c, did Renee count?
6 x c= 132
132/6=c
c= 22 red cars
The gym teacher has $350 to spend on soccer equipment. She buys 6 soccer nets for $40 each. A soccer ball costs $8 each. How many soccer balls can she buy after she buys the nets?
6 x $40= $240
$240/ 8= 30 soccer balls
Alyssa has 650 dominos. That is 25 times as many dominos as Jess has. How many dominos,d, does Jess have?
25 x d= 650
650/25= d
d= 26 dominos
A school uses 9 buses to transport the fourth-grade students and 4 vans to transport the second-grade students on a field trip to the zoo. There are each bus holds 26 students, and each van holds 16 students. How many fewer second-grade students than fourth-grade students are on the field trip?
9 x 26= 234
4x 16= 64
234- 64=170 fewer second graders than fourth graders on the trip.