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.

What is the final calculated age of Sam's mother?

• 28

• 30

• 32

• 34

What concept did you learn about in this lesson regarding multiplicative comparison?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Using symbols for unknowns

• Division