Multiplicative Comparison

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What is a multiplicative comparison?

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A multiplicative comparison is when you compare two quantities by showing how many times one quantity is as much as the other.

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If 5 is multiplied by 6, what is the result?

Back

30

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What does it mean if something is 'three times as many'?

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It means you take the original amount and add it to itself three times.

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How do you express 'four times as tall' in a mathematical equation if Danny is 5 feet tall?

Back

Jill's height = 4 x 5 = 20 feet.

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What is the equation for 'six times as many as four'?

Back

6 x 4 = 24.

Front

If 36 is nine times as many as 4, what is the equation?

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36 = 9 x 4.

Front

What is the result of 3 times 6?

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18.

Front

If a number is multiplied by 5 to get 30, what is the number?

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6 (because 5 x 6 = 30).

Front

What does 'twice as many' mean?

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It means you take the original amount and double it.

Front

If Jill is four times as tall as Danny, and Danny is 5 feet tall, how tall is Jill?

Back

20 feet (4 x 5 = 20).