Sam and his Mother (Represent word problems involving multiplicative comparison using a symbol for the unknown where the

The video tutorial explains how to solve a word problem involving multiplicative comparison. Sam is 8 years old, and his mother is 4 times older. The tutorial guides viewers through identifying the unknown variable, setting up the equation a = 4 * 8, and solving it to find that the mother is 32 years old. The lesson concludes with a summary of how to represent such problems using symbols for unknown products.

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