Standards Practice - Multiplicative Comparisons

Gina is 7 times as old as Val. Val is 3 years old. Which equation represents Gina's age?

• 7 × 3 = 21

• 7 + 3 = 10

• 3 + 4 = 7

• 7 − 4 = 3

Leo writes this equation to show that 56 is 8 times as many as 7. 56 = 8 × 7 Which of these is another way to describe the equation?

• 56 is 4 times as many as 14.

• 56 is 7 times as many as 8.

• 56 is 55 plus 1.

• 56 is 50 plus 6.

In a downtown parking lot, there are 5 times as many cars as there are trucks. There are 12 trucks in the parking lot. How many cars are in the parking lot?

• 24

• 60

• 5

• 17

Hannah and Ned are writing a screenplay together. Ned writes 9 pages. Hannah writes 3 times as many pages as Ned. Which equation shows the number of pages Hannah writes?

• 9 ÷ 3 = 3

• 3 × 3 = 9

• 9 + 3 = 12

• 9 × 3 = 27

Lorenzo and Nicole survey students about their favorite subjects. Lorenzo surveys 24 students. This is 4 times as many as the 6 students that Nicole surveys. Which equation represents this situation?

• 24 = 4 × 6

• 24 = 6 × 6

• 24 = 6 + 4

• 24 = 4 + 6

In this week's basketball game, Oscar scores 6 times as many points as James. James scores 3 points. Which equation shows the number of points Oscar scores?

• 6 × 3 = 18

• 6 + 3 = 9

• 6 − 3 = 3

• 6 ÷ 3 = 2

Look at these statements about the number of laps Emma and Beth swim. Write an equation that represents this situation.

• 45 = 5 × 9

• 45 = 9 + 5

• 45 = 9 ÷ 5

• 45 = 5 + 9

Lana wrote this statement in her notebook. 76 is 4 times as many as 19. Which equation represents the statement?

• 76 = 4 + 19

• 76 = 70 + 6

• 76 = 4 × 19

• 76 = 19 × 19 × 19 × 19

Susan is making oatmeal for her brothers. She is making 3 times the usual amount of 4 cups. Which equation shows the number of cups of oatmeal Susan is making?

• 3 × 1 = 3

• 3 + 1 = 4

• 3 + 4 = 7

• 3 × 4 = 12

Ava is helping her mother build a sandbox. Ava uses 8 times as many nails as her mother. Her mother uses 9 nails. Which equation shows how many nails Ava uses in all?

• 8 × 9 = 72

• 8 + 9 = 17

• 8 + 1 = 9

• 8 × 1 = 8