Word Problems with Multiplication and Division as a Comparison

Lennon scored 3 goals last season. He scores 4 times as many goals this season. How many goals does Lennon score this season?

• 3 x 4 = 12

  He scored 12 goals this season.

• 4 x 3 = 12

  He scored 4 goals this season.

• 12 / 4 = 3

  He scored 3 goals this season.

• 12 / 3 = 4

  He scored 4 goals this season.

Lillian picked 6 flowers today. She picked 3 times as many flowers yesterday. How many flowers did Lillian pick yesterday?

• 18 / 6 = 3

  Lillian picked 3 flowers yesterday.

• 18 / 3 = 6

  Lillian picked 6 flowers yesterday.

• 6 x 3 = 18

  Lillian picked 6 flowers yesterday.

• 3 x 6 = 18

  Lillian picked 18 flowers yesterday.

Gabe's Sports Store sells boxes of 8 golf balls. Carter needs 5 times that amount. Which equation and answer shows the number of golf balls Carter needs?

• 40 / 8 = 5

  Carter needs 5 golf balls.

• 8 x 5 = 40

  Carter needs 40 golf balls.

• 8 x 5 = 40

  Carter needs 8 golf balls.

• 40 / 5 = 8

  Carter needs 8 golf balls.

Aleiah finds 3 times as many shells at the beach as Thalia finds. Aleiah finds 24 shells. Which equations and answers show how many shells Thalia finds?

• 24 / 8 = 3

  Thalia finds 3 shells.

• 3 x ? = 24

  Thalia finds 8 shells.

• 24 / 3 = 8

  Thalia finds 8 shells.

• 8 x 3 = 24

  Thalia finds 24 shells.

Keaton and Emmanuel read the same book. Keaton reads 63 pages one weekend. He read 7 times as many pages as Emmanuel. Which equation and answer shows how many pages Emmanuel read?

• 63 x 7 = 441

  Emmanuel read 441 pages.

• 7 x 7 = 63

  Emmanuel read 7 pages.

• 63 = 7 x ?

  Emmanuel read 9 pages.

• 63 / ? = 9

  Emmanuel read 7 pages.

AJ and Hayleigh collect cans to recycle. AJ collects 6 times as many cans as Hayleigh. AJ collects 54 cans. Which equations and answers show how many cans Hayleigh collects?

• 6 x 54 = 324

  Hayleigh collects 324 cans.

• ? x 6 = 54

  Hayleigh collects 9 cans.

• 54 / ? = 6

  Hayleigh collects 6 cans.

• 54 / 6 = ?

  Hayleigh collects 9 cans.

A small bag of candy has 5 lemon drops. There are 3 times as many lemon drops in a large bag. How many lemon drops are in a large bag? Select all correct answers.

• 5 / 3 = 15

  There are 5 lemon drops in a large bag.

• 5 x 3 = 15

  There are 15 lemon drops in a large bag.

• 3 / 15 = 5

  There are 5 lemon drops in a large bag.

• 3 x 5 = 15

  There are 15 lemon drops in a large bag.

Tylynn reads 7 pages in a magazine. She reads 5 times as many pages in a book. How many pages does Tylynn read altogether?

• 7 x 5 = 35

  Tylynn read 35 pages altogether.

• 35 / 7 = 5

  Tylynn read 35 pages altogether.

• ( 7 x 5 ) + 7 = 42

  Tylynn read 42 pages altogether.

• 42 / 5 = 7

  Tylynn read 7 pages altogether.

Addie bikes 7 miles in one week. Fama bikes 28 miles the same week. How many times as many miles as Addie bikes does Fama bike? Which equation can help you answer the question?

• 28 -7 = ?

• 7 x 28 = ?

• 7 + 28 = ?

• 28 / 7 = ?

Alexa wrote 4 times as many paragraphs as Austin. Alexa wrote 20 paragraphs. Which equation can be used to find how many paragraphs Austin wrote?

• 20 - 4 = P

• 4 + 20 = P

• 20 / 4 = P

• 4 x 20 = P