Multiplicative Comparison

A parking lot has 8 times as many cars as motorcycles. If there are 9 motorcycles, how many cars are there?

• 64

• 72

• 80

• 88

A baker uses 9 times as much flour as sugar in a cake recipe. If the recipe requires 2 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour does the baker use?

• 10

• 12

• 16

• 18

A tree produces 4 times as many apples as a smaller tree. If the smaller tree produces 30 apples, how many apples does the larger tree produce?

• 90

• 120

• 150

• 180

A library has 5 times as many fiction books as non-fiction books. If there are 40 non-fiction books, how many fiction books are there?

• 160

• 200

• 240

• 280

A pond has 6 times as many fish as another pond. If the smaller pond has 7 fish, how many fish does the larger pond have?

• 35

• 42

• 49

• 56

A factory produces 7 times as many gadgets as another factory. If the smaller factory produces 10 gadgets a day, how many gadgets does the larger factory produce a day?

• 50

• 60

• 70

• 80

A(n) ________ statement compares two quantities using multiplication where one is times as much as, or times as many as the other.

• division comparison

• additive comparison

• subtraction comparison

• multiplicative comparison

Which two multiplicative comparisons can be used to represent the word problem? There are 28 pencils in the front of the room. This is 4 times as many pencils as there are in Gina's desk. How many pencils are there in Gina's desk?

• 28=__x4

• 28÷4= __

• 28-4=__

• 28x4=__

Which comparison statement represents the equation 15=3x5?

• 3 is 5 times as much as 2.

• 15 is 5 times as many as 3.

• 5 is 3 times as many as 15.

• 15 is 3 times as many as 5.

Tom and Gail both serve soup at a restaurant. Which statement represents the bar diagram?

• Gail serves 3 times as many bowls as Tom.

• Tom serves 3 less bowls than Dan

• Gail serves 3 more bowls than Tom.

• Tom serves 3 times as many bowls as Gail.