Multiplicative Comparison Word Problems

There were 21 boys playing in the park. That is 3 times the number of girls who were playing. How many girls were playing in the park?

• 24 girls

• 7 girls

• 8 girls

• 18 girls

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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

• 12 hamburgers

• 24 hamburgers

• 32 hamburgers

• 36 hamburgers

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

My little brother has 10 red skittles and 2 green skittles. How many times as many red skittles does he have than green ones?

• 5 times

• 12 times

• 8 times

• 20 times

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

It takes Cody 6 oranges to make a small glass of orange juice. He uses 8 times as many for a large glass. How many oranges does he use for a large glass?

• 42 oranges

• 14 oranges

• 2 oranges

• 48 oranges

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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

• 21 shots

• 7 shots

• 2 shots

• 3 shots

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

A pet store sold 2 cats. They sold 6 times as many dogs as they sold cats. How many dogs did they sell?

• 4 dogs

• 12 dogs

• 3 dogs

• 8 dogs

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Trudy had 4 times as many dollars as her sister. Her sister has 3 dollars. How many dollars does Trudy have?

• 12 dollars

• 7 dollars

• 1 dollar

• 16 dollars

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Granola bars come in two different-size packages. The large package has 18 granola bars, which is 3 times more than the number in the small package. How many granola bars are in the small package?

• 21

• 6

• 15

• 54

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Jamal and Marcia have blocks. Jamal has 350 blocks, which is 7 times more than Marcia has. How many blocks does Marcia have?

• 35

• 50

• 5

• 70

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Diane and Judy are saving pennies. Diano has saved 20 times as many pennies as Judy. Diane has saved 12,000 pennies. How many pennies has Judy saved?

• 200

• 60

• 600

• 6

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2