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Multiplicative Comparison Problems

Draw a representation or use cubes to show your thinking about each problem. Write an equation. Be ready to explain how your picture and your equation match the situation. Use additional paper as needed to show your work.

  • 1 Anna picked 6 apples. Sabrina picked 7 times as many apples. How many apples did Sabrina pick?

  • 2 Jake's grandmother lives 8 miles away from him. His aunt lives 6 times as far away from him as his grandmother. How far away does his aunt live?

  • 3 In a zoo there is an eastern diamondback rattlesnake that is 6 feet long, and a reticulated python that is 4 times as long as the rattlesnake. How many feet long is the python?


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Arrays, Factors, and Multiplicative Comparison Unit 2 Generating and Representing Measurement Data Unit 3 Multiple Towers and Cluster Problems Unit 4 Measuring and Classifying Shapes Unit 5 Large Numbers and Landmarks Unit 6 Fraction Cards and Decimal Grids Unit 7 How Many Packages and Groups? Unit 8 Penny Jars and Towers