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4th grade · Math · Unit 12 of 12

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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 4.3.7.2 · multiplicative patterns and comparisons

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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 12 of 12 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: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

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

    Kenji has 2 stamps. A friend has 3 times as many. How many stamps does the friend have?

    • 3
    • 4
    • 8
    • 5
    • 6

  2. Question 2

    The red ribbon is 15 inches long. It is 3 times as long as the blue ribbon. How long is the blue ribbon?

    • 6 inches
    • 8 inches
    • 5 inches
    • 12 inches
    • 45 inches

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence matches 24 = 4 × 6?

    • 6 is 4 times as many as 24
    • 4 is 6 times as many as 24
    • 24 is 4 more than 6
    • 24 is 4 times as many as 6

  4. Question 4

    Leo has 9 apples. Mia has 4 times as many as Leo. How many apples does Mia have?

    • 13
    • 35
    • 37
    • 36

  5. Question 5

    Leo has 6 apples. Mia has 5 times as many as Leo. How many apples does Mia have?

    • 11
    • 31
    • 27
    • 30

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence matches 18 = 3 × 6?

    • 18 is 3 times as many as 6
    • 18 is 3 more than 6
    • 6 is 3 times as many as 18
    • 3 is 6 times as many as 18

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