Multiplicative Comparison Word Problems

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What is a multiplicative comparison?

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A multiplicative comparison is a situation where one quantity is compared to another by a factor, indicating how many times larger or smaller one quantity is than the other.

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How do you solve a word problem involving multiplicative comparison?

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To solve a word problem involving multiplicative comparison, identify the quantities being compared, determine the multiplicative factor, and set up an equation to find the unknown quantity.

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If a food truck sold 8 times as many hamburgers as hot dogs, and they sold 4 hot dogs, how many hamburgers did they sell?

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32 hamburgers (4 hot dogs x 8 = 32 hamburgers).

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Cody uses 6 oranges for a small glass of juice. How many oranges does he use for a large glass if he uses 8 times as many?

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48 oranges (6 oranges x 8 = 48 oranges).

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Trudy has 4 times as many dollars as her sister, who has 3 dollars. How much does Trudy have?

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12 dollars (3 dollars x 4 = 12 dollars).

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If there are 21 boys playing in the park, which is 3 times the number of girls, how many girls are there?

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7 girls (21 boys ÷ 3 = 7 girls).

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Wendy made 7 times as many shots as she missed. If she made 14 shots, how many did she miss?

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2 shots (14 shots ÷ 7 = 2 shots).

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What is the formula to find the unknown quantity in a multiplicative comparison?

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The formula is: Unknown Quantity = Known Quantity x Multiplicative Factor.

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What is an example of a real-life situation that can be modeled with multiplicative comparison?

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A real-life example is comparing the number of apples to oranges in a fruit basket, where one type of fruit is in greater quantity by a specific factor.

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How can you represent a multiplicative comparison with an equation?

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You can represent it as: A = k * B, where A is the larger quantity, B is the smaller quantity, and k is the multiplicative factor.