Multiplicative Comparisons

Shauna is 21 years old. She is 3 times as old as her brother Timmy. How old is her brother Timmy?

• 63

• 7

• 24

• 18

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Sam and Tony both collect Pokemon Cards.

● Sam has 40 Pokemon Cards.

● Tony has 4 times as many cards as Sam.

How many more cards does Tony have than Sam?

• 36

• 44

• 160

• 120

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Taylor’s family is planning a special celebration dinner. Her aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and lots of family friends will be there. Altogether, her family is expecting 342 people. They have rented a special room for the celebration dinner. Each table in the room has enough space for 8 people.

What is the smallest number of tables Taylor’s family will need?

• 42

• 43

• 40

• 8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

John and Jimmy are having a basketball shooting competition.

● John made 13 shots.

● Jimmy made 2 times as many as John.

How many shots did Jimmy make?

• 26

• 7

• 15

• 11

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

When sitting, the average person uses about 8 quarts of air every minute. An average runner in a mountain race can use twenty-two times that amount of air. How many quarts of air can a runner use in a minute?

• 3

• 176

• 30

• 14

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Elijah ran around the track 6 times during recess, and James ran around the track 12 times during recess.

Elijah said, “James ran 6 more laps than me during recess.” James said, “I ran 2 times as many laps as Elijah during recess.”

Which student made a correct statement comparing how far they ran?

• James only

• Both Elijah and James

• Elijah only

• Neither Elijah or James

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A special guest speaker visited Tuckaseegee Elementary School.

• 35 classes came to see the guest speaker.

• Each class had 23 students.

How many students came to see the guest speaker?

• 58

• 12

• 805

• 759

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Ms. Alexander wants to give 5 pencils to each of her students.

● She already has 85 pencils.

● There are 24 students in the class.

How many more pencils does she need to buy?

• 401

• 545

• 114

• 35

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8