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4th grade · Math · Unit 6 of 17

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.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 4.4(H) · solving one- and two-step multiplication and division problems, such as times as many

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 Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 6 of 17 in 4th grade Math, after Multiply & Divide and before Fractions.

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: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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 stickers. A friend has 6 times as many. How many stickers does the friend have?

    • 13
    • 9
    • 12
    • 8
    • 14

  2. Question 2

    Leo has 5 apples. Mia has 2 times as many as Leo. How many apples does Mia have?

    • 11
    • 7
    • 13
    • 10

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence matches 54 = 9 × 6?

    • 6 is 9 times as many as 54
    • 54 is 9 more than 6
    • 9 is 6 times as many as 54
    • 54 is 9 times as many as 6

  4. Question 4

    A dog weighs 56 pounds. It is 7 times as heavy as a puppy. How much does the puppy weigh?

    • 49 pounds
    • 392 pounds
    • 8 pounds
    • 7 pounds
    • 15 pounds

  5. Question 5

    Leo has 6 shells. A friend has 6 times as many. How many shells does the friend have?

    • 33
    • 12
    • 37
    • 36
    • 42

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence matches 35 = 7 × 5?

    • 5 is 7 times as many as 35
    • 35 is 7 times as many as 5
    • 7 is 5 times as many as 35
    • 35 is 7 more than 5

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