Multiplicative Comparisons

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What is a multiplicative comparison?

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A multiplicative comparison is a way to compare two quantities by showing how many times one quantity is as much as the other.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.1

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If Chris can go 10 miles per hour, how fast can Jill go if she goes 7 times faster?

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Jill can go 70 miles per hour.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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How do you find how many times more one number is than another?

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Divide the larger number by the smaller number.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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If HJ Middle School has 1,593 students and it has three times as many students as Brinson Elementary, how many students are at Brinson Elementary?

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Brinson Elementary has 531 students.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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If Eric has 9 video games and Bryan has 54, how many times more video games does Bryan have than Eric?

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Bryan has 6 times more video games than Eric.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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How many times older is Scott than his sister Kate if Scott is 10 years old and Kate is 2 years old?

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Scott is 5 times older than Kate.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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If Corina drank 5 sodas and her brother drank twice as many, how many sodas did he drink?

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Oscar drank 10 sodas.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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What is the formula to calculate a multiplicative comparison?

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The formula is: Larger quantity ÷ Smaller quantity = Number of times.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.1

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If a car travels 60 miles per hour, how fast is that compared to a bike that travels 15 miles per hour?

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The car is 4 times faster than the bike.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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What does it mean if one number is three times another number?

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It means that the first number is equal to the second number multiplied by 3.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.1