Solving Multiplicative Comparison Word Problems using Multiplication and Division

This video tutorial teaches how to solve multiplicative comparison word problems using multiplication and division. It provides examples involving the cost of hats, the height of animals, and the length of vehicles, demonstrating how to determine unknown values by setting up equations and using bar models.

Explain how you would use division to solve the problem of how many times taller the giraffe is than the kangaroo.

If a bus is 35 feet long and is 5 times as long as a car, what multiplication equation can you set up to find the length of the car?