Multiplicative Comparisons

Amy has 30 pairs of shoes. That is 3 times as many as her 10 pairs of jeans. What equation represents this comparison?

What is the multiplicative comparison that can be used for 18=__x9?

• 18 is ? times as big as 9

• ? is 9 times as big as 18

• 9 is ? times as big as 18

• 18 is ? times smaller than 9

Matthew has 16 cookies, which is 4 times as many cookies as Joel does. Joel has 4 cookies. What equation represents this multiplicative comparison?

• 16= 4+4

• 16= 4-4

• 16=4x4

• 4x2=16

Laylah sells slime in small and large containers. She sells the small slime containers for for 2 dollars. The large slime containers cost 4 times as much as the small ones. How much do the large slime containers cost?

• 16 dollars

• 6 dollars

• 2 dollars

• 8 dollars

There are 8 times as many flowers in a garden than there are inside a house. There are 5 flowers in the house. How many flowers are there in the garden?

• 3

• 40

• 10

• 13

Ms. Sanchez sends out 42 emails a week. That is 6 times as many emails as Mrs. Zamora sends out. Mrs. Zamora made a model to show the number of emails they send out.

Which equation represents how to find the value of n?

• 6 x 42 = n

• n + 6 = 42

• 6 x n = 42

• 42 + 6 = n

Betty is 63 inches tall. Her kitten is 7 inches tall. How many times taller is Betty than her kitten?

• 72

• 56

• 9

• 12

Jordan is 16 years old. She is 2 times as old as April. How old is April?

• 8 years

• 14 years

• 18 years

• 32 years

Ms. Jackson had her students read independently for 60 minutes. This is 6 times as much as Mrs. Clark has her students independently read. How long does Mrs. Clark have her students independently read? Select the equation to match.

• 30 x 2 = 60

• 30 + 30 = 60

• 6 x 10 = 60

• 60 = 12 x 5

Mrs. Jackson worked out for 48 minutes. This was 6 times as much as Ms. Rooney worked out for. How long did Ms. Rooney workout for?

• 6 minutes.

• 40 minutes.

• 42 minutes.

• 8 minutes.