Jim's Family (Solve equations that represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparison)

The video tutorial explains how to determine the ages of Jim, John, and their father using multiplicative comparisons. Jim is 2 years old, John is 5 times older than Jim, making him 10 years old, and their father is 4 times older than John, making him 40 years old. The lesson teaches how to solve equations that represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparison.

If Jim is 2 years old, how old is John if he is five times older?

• 12 years

• 14 years

• 10 years

• 8 years

What is the age of John if Jim is 2 years old and John is five times older?

• 20 years

• 15 years

• 10 years

• 5 years

If John is 10 years old, how old is their father who is four times older?

• 30 years

• 40 years

• 45 years

• 35 years

How old is the father if John is 10 years old and the father is four times older?

• 50 years

• 40 years

• 35 years

• 25 years

What mathematical concept is demonstrated in this lesson?

• Multiplicative comparison

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division