Multiplicative Comparison Questions

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What is a multiplicative comparison?

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A multiplicative comparison is when you compare two quantities by showing how many times one quantity is as much as the other.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.1

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If Brandyn has 7 books and Levi has 9 times as many, how do you find out how many books Levi has?

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Multiply the number of books Brandyn has (7) by 9. Levi has 7 x 9 = 63 books.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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Izzy has 20 pompoms. If Kathryn has 3 times as many, how many does Kathryn have?

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Multiply the number of pompoms Izzy has (20) by 3. Kathryn has 20 x 3 = 60 pompoms.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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Anaya ate 5 peanuts. If Becky ate 6 times as many, how do you find out how many peanuts Becky ate?

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Multiply the number of peanuts Anaya ate (5) by 6. Becky ate 5 x 6 = 30 peanuts.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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Lilly ate 7 apples. If Levi ate 7 times as many, how many apples did he eat?

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Multiply the number of apples Lilly ate (7) by 7. Levi ate 7 x 7 = 49 apples.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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Mrs. Brown read 21 books. If Avery read 7 books, how do you find out how many times more books Mrs. Brown read than Avery?

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Divide the number of books Mrs. Brown read (21) by the number of books Avery read (7). Mrs. Brown read 21 ÷ 7 = 3 times more books.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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What is the formula to find how many times more one number is than another?

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The formula is: (larger number) ÷ (smaller number).

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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If a person has 10 candies and another has 5 times as many, how many candies does the second person have?

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Multiply the number of candies the first person has (10) by 5. The second person has 10 x 5 = 50 candies.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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What does it mean to multiply a number by a whole number?

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It means to add that number to itself as many times as the whole number indicates.

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3

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If a cat has 4 kittens and another cat has 3 times as many, how many kittens does the second cat have?

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Multiply the number of kittens the first cat has (4) by 3. The second cat has 4 x 3 = 12 kittens.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2