Grade 4 Multiplicative Comparison

Multiplicative Comparison

Read each question carefully and answer using multiplicative comparison.

1. Sarah has 5 apples. Tom has 3 times as many apples as Sarah. How many apples does Tom have?

2. A small dog weighs 8 pounds. A large dog weighs 4 times as much as the small dog. How much does the large dog weigh?

3. A blue car travels 60 miles. A red car travels 2 times as far as the blue car. The red car travels   miles.

4. There are 12 birds in a tree. There are 3 times as many squirrels as birds. There are   squirrels.

5. A movie ticket costs $7. A concert ticket costs 5 times as much as a movie ticket. How much does a concert ticket cost?

6. If John has 6 candies and Mary has 2 times as many, Mary has 8 candies.