Comparison Diagrams
Draw a diagram to represent the problem: Michelle got 4 Snickers Bars from Trick or Treating. Kelsey got 3 times as many Snickers Bars from Trick or Treating as Michelle. How many Snickers Bars did Kelsey get?
Michelle: 1 box of 4
Kelsey: 3 boxes of 4 in each box
Is this problem a multiplicative comparison or an additive comparison?
Jefferson cleans 23 more houses a week than Amy. Amy cleans 15 houses.
Additive
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Teagan has 7 pumpkins in her yard. Kristen has 4 times as many pumpkins in her yard as Teagan. How many pumpkins does Kristen have in her yard?
7 x 4 = ?
? = 28
55 is __ times as many as 5.
11
Which of these numbers are prime? Choose all that apply.
(3, 22, 39, 47, 51, 73)
3, 47, 73
Draw a diagram to represent the problem: Chandler has 5 cousins. Rachel has 6 times as many cousins as Chandler. How many cousins does Rachel have?
Chandler: 1 box of 5
Rachel: 6 boxes of 5 in each box
Is this problem a multiplicative comparison or an additive comparison?
Savanna and Kelsey collect bracelets when they go on vacation. Savanna has 4 times as many bracelets as Kelsey.
Multiplicative
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Christy ate 6 pieces of candy on Halloween. Her brother ate 3 times as many pieces of candy as her. How many pieces of candy did Christy's brother eat?
6 x 3 = ?
?=18
60 is ___ times as many as 3.
20
Brie is arranging 24 DVDs. If she has 4 shelves, how many DVD's can she arrange on her shelves if she wants to have an equal number of DVD's on each shelf?
6 DVD's
Draw a diagram to represent the problem: Mark has 3 Halloween cookies. Sarah has 18 Halloween cookies. How many times as many Halloween cookies does Sarah have than Mark?
Mark: 1 box of 3
Sarah: 6 boxes of 3 in each box
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
Billy collected 10 king size candy bars on Halloween. Tommy collected 5 more king size candy bars than Billy. How many king size candy bars did Tommy collect?
10 + 5 = ?
?=15
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Gary saw 6 bats flying on Halloween. Patrick saw 36 bats flying on Halloween. How many times as many bats did Patrick see than Gary?
36 = 6 x ?
?=6
___ is 9 times as many as 7.
63
Which numbers are multiples of 7? Choose all that apply.
(24, 14, 32, 42, 48, 63)
14, 42, 63
Draw a diagram to represent the problem: Decaf coffee beans are $6 a pound at the coffee shop. Regular coffee beans are 8 times as much as decaf coffee beans. How much does a pound of regular coffee beans cost?
Decaf: 1 box of 6
Regular: 8 boxes of 6 in each box
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
The pumpkins at Herbert's Pumpkin Patch cost $4 a pumpkin. The pumpkins at Fair Oaks Farms cost 3 times as much. How much do the pumpkins at Fair Oaks Farms cost?
4 x 3 = ?
?=12
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Fred made 12 paper ghosts to decorate his house. Jim made 3 times as many paper ghosts as Fred. How many paper ghosts did Jim make?
12 x 3 = ?
?=36
Complete the multiplicative comparisons by using the numbers in the parentheses. Each number can only be used once.
____ is 5 times as many as ____.
(2, 45, 15, 9, 30, 7)
45 is 5 times as many as 9.
What are all the factor pairs of 48?
1 x 48, 2 x 24, 3 x 16, 4 x 12, 6 x 8
Draw a diagram to represent the problem: A CD costs $12 at Music Warehouse. A DVD costs $48 at Music Warehouse. How much more times does a DVD cost than a CD at Music Warehouse?
CD: 1 box of 12
DVD: 4 boxes of 12 in each box
Write either an additive comparison statement or a multiplicative comparison statement that goes with the problem. Then solve.:
Chad got 24 bags of Skittles from Trick or Treating. He has 4 times as many bags of Skittles as M&Ms. How many bags of M&Ms did Chad get?
24 = 4 x ?
?=6
Solve the multiplicative problem:
Hannah's family carved 56 pumpkins. Emily's family only carved 8 pumpkins. How many times as many pumpkins did Hannah's family carve than Emily's?
56 = 8 x ?
?=7
Complete the multiplicative comparisons by using the numbers in the parentheses. Each number can only be used once.
____ is 4 times as many as ___.
(40, 12, 2, 8, 44, 48)
48 is 4 times as many as 12.
FINAL JEOPARDY: You must answer questions a and b correctly to receive all your points!
Blake spent 50 minutes decorating pumpkins this week. He carved 2 pumpkins and painted 5 pumpkins.
a. Blake wants to carve 4 times as many pumpkins next week as he did this week. How many pumpkins will Blake carve next week?
b. Blake spent 5 times as many minutes decorating pumpkins this week as he did last week. How many minutes did Blake spend decorating pumpkins last week?
a. 4 x 2 = 8
b. 5 x ? = 50
?= 10