Multiplicative Comparisons

There were 21 boys playing in the park. That is 3 times the number of girls who were playing. How many girls were playing in the park?

• 24 girls

• 7 girls

• 8 girls

• 18 girls

A food truck sold 8 times as many hamburgers as they sold hot dogs. If they sold 4 hot dogs, how many hamburgers did they sell?

• 12 hamburgers

• 24 hamburgers

• 32 hamburgers

• 36 hamburgers

My little brother has 10 red skittles and 2 green skittles. How many times as many red skittles does he have than green ones?

• 5 times

• 12 times

• 8 times

• 20 times

It takes Cody 6 oranges to make a small glass of orange juice. He uses 8 times as many for a large glass. How many oranges does he use for a large glass?

• 42 oranges

• 14 oranges

• 2 oranges

• 48 oranges

A pet store sold 2 cats. They sold 6 times as many dogs as they sold cats. How many dogs did they sell?

• 4 dogs

• 12 dogs

• 3 dogs

• 8 dogs

Zach is a baker. Yesterday he baked 20 dounts. This morning he baked 5 times as many dounts as yesterday. Which equation can be used to find how many dounts (n) he baked this morning?

• n - 5 = 20

• n x 5 = 20

• n = 5 x 20

• n = 5 + 20

Gina baked a dozen cookies. Her brother baked twice as many. How many cookies did he bake?

• 22

• 30

• 18

• 24

14 is_________times as many as 7

• 21

• 7

• 2

• 4

What is the correct sentence that matches the comparison statement 24=8x3?

• 8 times as many as 3 is 24

• 3 times as many as 8 is 24

• 24 is 3 times as many as 8

• 24 is 8 times as many as 3

Five times as many as seven is thirty-five.

• 5 x 7 = 35

• 5 = 7 x 35

• 5 + 7 = 35

• 35 = 5 + 7