Multiplication Comparison

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What is multiplication?

Back

Multiplication is a mathematical operation that represents the repeated addition of a number. For example, 3 x 4 means adding 3 four times (3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12).

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What does 'times as many' mean in multiplication?

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'Times as many' indicates how many times one quantity is compared to another. For example, if a class sees 3 times as many people as another class, and the other class sees 5 people, then the first class sees 3 x 5 = 15 people.

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If Mrs. Canady's class sees 5 famous people, how many does Mrs. Karns's class see if they see 8 times as many?

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8 x 5 = 40 people.

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What is the multiplication sentence for 3 x 6 = 18?

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3 times as many as 6 is 18.

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If Jacob needs 11 cans and Jose needs 3 times as many, how many cans does Jose need?

Back

Jose needs 33 cans (3 x 11 = 33).

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How do you write the equation for Shelly having 2 times as many friends as Robert, who has 8 friends?

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The equation is 2 x 8 = 16.

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If Tanner scored 6 points and Zach scored 4 times as many, how many points did Zach score?

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Zach scored 24 points (4 x 6 = 24).

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What is the result of 5 x 5?

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5 x 5 = 25.

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What does it mean to solve a multiplication problem?

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To solve a multiplication problem means to find the total amount when one number is repeated a certain number of times.

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If a class sees 10 people and another class sees 2 times as many, how many does the second class see?

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The second class sees 20 people (2 x 10 = 20).