Connor has 77 magazines. That is 7 times as many magazines as Kristen has. How many magazines does Kristen have?
77 / 7 = 11
Clare counted 117 different colors at the paint store. That is 9 times as many as the number James counted. How many different colors did James count?
117 / 9 = 13
Justin practiced piano for h hours. His sister practiced piano for 12 hours, which was 3 times as many hours as Justin practiced. Write and solve an equation to find how many hours Justin practiced piano.
12 = 3 x h h=4
Eric completed 75 math problems. That is 5 times as many math problems as Katie completed. How many math problems, m, did Katie complete?
75 is 5 times as many as m. 75/5 = m m = 15
Alisa has 153 dominos. That is 3 times as many dominos as Stan has. How many dominoes, d, does Stan have?
153 is 3 times as many as d. 153/3 = d d=51
Mary practiced violin for 2 hours and her brother practiced trombone t times as long or 8 hours. Write and solve an equation to find how many times as long Mary's brother practiced trombone.
2xt = 8 t=4 times as long
Jason and Raul kept a reading log for the year. Jason read 7 books and Raul read 105. How many times as many books as Jason did Raul read?
105/7 = 15 times
A yellow t-shirt costs $8. The blue t-shirt costs 3 times as much as the yellow t-shirt. How much money does the blue t-shirt cost?
8 x 3 = $24
Debbie has 8 quarters and 24 pennies in her piggy bank. She has n times as many pennies as quarters. How many times more pennies does she have?
8 x n = 24 24/8 = 3
Marcus sleeps 60 hours a week. This is 5 times as many hours as he plays chess. How many hours a week does Marcus play chess?
60/5 = 12
Jessica cleaned 7 times as many paint brushes as Mike. Mike cleaned 14 paint brushes. How many paint brushes, p, did Jessica clean?
p=7x14 p=98
David collected 617 cards. Sam collected 3 times as many cards as David. How many cards, s, did Sam collect?
s= 3 x 617 s = 1,851
Karin has 461 songs downloaded. Joe has 123 more songs downloaded than Karin. Let s= the number of songs Joe has downloaded.
s=123 + 461 s=584
Brandon bought 192 balloons. Adam bought 118 more balloons than Brandon. How many balloons, b, did Adam buy?
b= 192 + 118 b = 310
The Bucks practice 13 hours a week. The Tigers practice 6 hours a week more than the Bucks. How many hours a week do the Tigers practice?
t = 13 + 6 t= 39
The Bucks practice 13 hours a week. The Cougars practice 2 times as often as the Bucks. How many hours a week do the Cougars practice?
c= 13 x 2 c = 26
