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Multiplicative Comparison Word Problems
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- 1Product is the answer to multiplication problems. When the product is unknown multiply.MULTIPLY to find PRODUCT
10 x 3 = 30 - 2When the group or factor is unknown divide.DIVIDE to find the unknown (group) FACTOR.
30 divided by 10 = 3 - 3(Unknown Product) Lee's Lawn Care had four customers in the fall. In the summer they have nine times as many customers. How many customers do they have in the summer?four customers in fall
9 times as many as 4 in the summer
9 x 4= 36
Lee's Lawn care had 36 customers in the summer. - 4(Unknown Product) Hudson sent six text messages a day, which is three times as many texts as Phoebe. How many texts did Phoebe send?Hudson sent 6 text messages.
Phoebe sent 3 times as many
3 x 6 = 18
Phoebe sent 18 messages. - 5(Number Of Groups Unknown) At school the new printer can print twenty-one pages in a minute which is seven times as many as the old printer. How many pages can the old printer print in a minute?the new printer can print 21 copies
21 is 7 times more than the old printer
21 divided by 7 = 3
The old printer could only print 3 per minute - 6(Number Of Groups Unknown) At the soda shop they sold eighteen hotdogs on Monday, six times as many as they sold on Tuesday. How many hotdogs did they sell on Tuesday?sold 18 hotdogs on Monday which is 6 times more than on Tuesday
18 divided by 6 = 3
Tuesday they sold 3 hotdogs. - 7(Number Of Groups Unknown) It takes Bladen ten oranges to make a large glass of orange juice and two for a small glass. He uses how many times as many oranges for a large glass as he does a small glass?10 is how many times larger than 2
10 = ___ X 2
or
10 divided by 2 = 5
10 is 5 times larger than 2 - 8(Number Of Groups Unknown) Noah was counting his spare change. He had twelve dimes and two quarters. How many times as many dimes does Noah have than quarters?12 dimes and 2 quarters
12 = ____ x 2
or
12 divided by 2 = 6
12 is six times as many as 2
12 = 6 x 2 - 9You try to decide if the product is unknown or the factor/group.
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