Multiplication Comparisons: Who Has More?

Lily has 4 bags of apples. Each bag has 6 apples. Tom has 3 bags of apples. Each bag has 8 apples. Who has more apples and by how many?

• Tom has 32 apples and Lily has 20 apples.

• Lily has 18 apples and Tom has 24 apples.

• Lily has 30 apples and Tom has 24 apples.

• Both have the same number of apples: 24.

A farmer has 5 rows of corn. Each row has 7 corn plants. His neighbor has 4 rows of corn. Each row has 9 corn plants. How many more corn plants does the neighbor have?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

In a library, there are 6 shelves. Each shelf holds 10 books. In another section, there are 5 shelves with 12 books each. Which section has more books and how many more?

• Section 1 has 70 books, 10 more than Section 2.

• Both sections have the same number of books: 60.

• Section 2 has 72 books, 12 more than Section 1.

• Section 1 has 50 books, 10 less than Section 2.

A baker made 3 trays of cookies. Each tray has 15 cookies. Another baker made 4 trays of cookies. Each tray has 10 cookies. Who made more cookies and by how many?

• The second baker made more cookies by 10.

• Both bakers made the same number of cookies.

• The first baker made more cookies by 15.

• The first baker made more cookies by 5.

Sarah has 8 packs of crayons. Each pack contains 5 crayons. John has 6 packs of crayons. Each pack contains 7 crayons. Who has more crayons and by how many?

• John has more crayons by 2.

• John has more crayons by 10.

• They have the same number of crayons.

• Sarah has more crayons by 5.

A toy store has 9 boxes of toys. Each box contains 4 toys. Another store has 7 boxes of toys. Each box contains 6 toys. Which store has more toys and how many more?

• The first store has 12 more toys.

• Both stores have the same number of toys.

• The second store has 6 more toys.

• The second store has 10 more toys.

In a garden, there are 5 flower beds. Each bed has 9 flowers. In another garden, there are 4 flower beds with 11 flowers each. Which garden has more flowers and by how many?

• The second garden has more flowers by 2.

• The first garden has more flowers by 5.

• Both gardens have the same number of flowers.

• The first garden has more flowers by 1.

A classroom has 7 tables. Each table has 6 chairs. Another classroom has 5 tables with 8 chairs each. Which classroom has more chairs and by how many?

• The second classroom has more chairs by 3.

• The first classroom has more chairs by 2.

• Both classrooms have the same number of chairs.

• The first classroom has more chairs by 5.

A zoo has 3 cages of monkeys. Each cage has 5 monkeys. Another zoo has 4 cages of monkeys. Each cage has 6 monkeys. Who has more monkeys and by how many?

• The second zoo has more monkeys by 12.

• The first zoo has more monkeys by 5.

• Both zoos have the same number of monkeys.

• The second zoo has more monkeys by 9.

Emma has 2 boxes of markers. Each box contains 12 markers. Noah has 3 boxes of markers. Each box contains 8 markers. Who has more markers and by how many?

• Emma has more markers by 6.

• Both have the same number of markers.

• Noah has 36 markers and Emma has 24.

• Noah has more markers by 4.