Linear Comparisons

Caleb takes six times longer to to clean his room than it takes his friend, John. If it takes John ten minutes to clean his room, how long does it take Caleb?

• 60 minutes (1 hour)

• 16 minutes

• 30 minutes (a half hour)

• 15 minutes (a quarter of an hour)

Ms. Sanchez sends out 42 emails a week. That is 6 times as many emails as Mrs. Zamora sends out. Mrs. Zamora made a model to show the number of emails they send out.

Which equation represents how to find the value of n?

• 6 x 42 = n

• n + 6 = 42

• 6 x n = 42

• 42 + 6 = n

Isabella has 7 books. Luna has four times as many books as Isabella. How many books does Luna have? Select the equation that matches this problem.

JJ ran 15 miles this week. This is 5 times as many miles as CJ. Select the equation that could be used to solve where "y" represents the number of miles CJ has run.

• 15 x 5 = y

• 15 x y = 5

• 5 x y = 15

Who makes more money babysitting?

• Kevin makes more money.

• Alfredo make more money.

• They make the same amount of money.

Which panda will weigh more at 5 weeks?

George has 45 toy cars. This is 5 times as many toy cars as Martha has. How many toy cars does Martha have? Which equation represents how to find the value of n?

• 6 x n = 45

• 5 x n = 45

• 45 = 5 + n

• 45 x 5 = n

Every day, Allie reads 10 pages. Jayden reads 5 times as much as Allie. How many pages does Jayden read every day?

• 2 pages

• 15 pages

• 10 pages

• 50 pages

John has written 6 times as many songs as Paul. Paul has written 3 songs. How many songs has John written?

• 36 songs

• 18 songs

• 3 songs

• 20 songs

Jordan is 16 years old. She is 2 times as old as April. How old is April?

• 8 years

• 14 years

• 18 years

• 32 years