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4th grade · Math · Unit 15 of 15

Times as Many

Compare by multiplying

What your child practices

Multiplicative comparison: reading 35 = 5 × 7 as “35 is 5 times as many as 7”, and solving “times as many” problems, which are different from “more than” problems.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 4.1; 4.2 · multiplication as a comparison and times-as-many word problems

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. “3 times as many” means multiply by 3.
  2. “3 more than” means add 3.
  3. If you know the bigger amount, divide to find the smaller one.

Example: Ana has 4 stickers. Jay has 3 times as many. How many does Jay have? 3 times as many as 4 is 3 × 4. Answer: 12

Times as Many in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 15 of 15 in 4th grade Math, after Line Plots & Data.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Leo has 2 apples. Mia has 6 more than Leo. How many apples does Mia have?

    • 12
    • 9
    • 8
    • 13

  2. Question 2

    The red ribbon is 18 inches long. It is 2 times as long as the blue ribbon. How long is the blue ribbon?

    • 36 inches
    • 16 inches
    • 9 inches
    • 7 inches
    • 11 inches

  3. Question 3

    Leo has 2 marbles. A friend has 9 times as many. How many marbles does the friend have?

    • 20
    • 21
    • 11
    • 17
    • 18

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence matches 28 = 4 × 7?

    • 4 is 7 times as many as 28
    • 28 is 4 more than 7
    • 7 is 4 times as many as 28
    • 28 is 4 times as many as 7

  5. Question 5

    Leo has 6 apples. Mia has 6 more than Leo. How many apples does Mia have?

    • 37
    • 13
    • 12
    • 36

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence matches 20 = 5 × 4?

    • 4 is 5 times as many as 20
    • 20 is 5 times as many as 4
    • 20 is 5 more than 4
    • 5 is 4 times as many as 20

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