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Grade 4 Math · Problem type
Comparison problems: times as many
Use this for “Ben has 4 times as many stickers as Ana.”
Diagram
24 is 4 times as many as 6.
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Times as many
×
Smaller amount
=
Bigger amount
Formulas
4 × 6 = 24
Times as many × smaller amount = bigger amount
Assumptions
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“3 times as many” means 3 copies of the smaller amount.
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Bigger amount = times × smaller amount. To find the times, divide.
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“3 times as many” is not “3 more”: 3 more is adding.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Smaller amount: 6
Times as many: 4
FIND
bigger amount
Step 1 · Find bigger amount
4 × 6 = ?
Times as many × smaller amount = bigger amount
Multiply the smaller amount by the times: that many equal groups.
Bigger amount = 24
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
4 × 6 = 24, so 24 is 4 times as many as 6 ✓
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