MathematicsMultiplication & DivisionAges 9–10
Multiplicative Comparison
Solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number
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Multiplicative ComparisonProcedural concept
Check understanding
- A blue ribbon is 3 times as long as a red ribbon of 7 cm — how long is the blue ribbon?
- 36 is 4 times a number — what is the number?
- Explain why 'Sam has 5 more' is additive but 'Sam has 5 times as many' is multiplicative
“If you say 'Maya has 4 times as many stickers as Tom, and Tom has 6 — how many does Maya have?', can your child recognise this as a multiplication problem and solve it?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 9–10