André saw 4 times as many orange butterflies as white butterflies in the garden. If he saw 20 orange butterflies, how many white butterflies did he see?
5
Trevon’s big sister, Kiara, lifted up a rock and saw a bunch of spiders crawling around. She counted 40 spider legs in all. If each spider had 8 legs, how many spiders were there under the rock?
5
By the end of the video game level, Mateo had 300 points and Dustin had 3 times as many points as that. How many points did Dustin have?
900
Trevon saw 7 ladybugs on another rose bush, and 9 times that many aphids on the same bush. How many aphids were there on the bush?
63
After they finished playing Dragon’s Gold, Mateo and Dustin decided to play a video game. After just a few minutes, Dustin had 20 points, and Mateo had 4 times as many points as that. How many points did Mateo have?
80
Then the boys went into the kitchen to get some baby carrots for a snack. Dustin ate 9 of the carrots. Mateo ate 2 times as many carrots as Dustin. How many baby carrots did Mateo eat?
18
It costs $3 to ride on the Zoo Train. Mr. Patel paid $12 at the ticket booth. How many Zoo Train tickets did he buy?
4
Next, they looked at soccer balls. They found an official match ball for $160 and a practice ball for $20. How many times as much as the practice ball did the official match ball cost?
8
Dustin rolled a 6 and spun 5 times as many when it was his turn. What was his total for that round?
30
Trevon saw 28 ants marching along the fence in 4 equal rows. How many ants were there in each row?
7
At lunchtime, Uncle Salvador spent $8 on drinks for Miguel, Elisa, Ramón, and himself. He spent $24 on hamburgers and fries for the 4 of them. How many times more money did Uncle Salvador spend on food than on drinks?
3
One of the giraffes weighed 100 pounds when she was born. Now she weighs 1,500 pounds. How many times as much does she weigh now as when she was born?
15
In his dreams that night, Trevon saw 42 red ladybugs arrange themselves in rows of 7. How many rows did they make?
6
The warthog also just had a litter of 4 babies. If each baby weighs 500 grams, how many grams do the 4 of them weigh in all?
2000
Kama and Andrew also learned that there was a 30‐foot anaconda at the zoo. Their teacher said the snake was 15 times as long now as when it was born. How long was the snake at birth?
2
At dusk, the three children caught 27 fireflies. If they divided the fireflies evenly among themselves, how many did they each get?
9
One of the dads, Mr. Bradley, is setting up a display of picture books on a large book rack. Mr. Bradley has 54 picture books, and he wants to divide them into 6 equal rows. How many books should he put in each row?
9
Kama’s friend Andrew is going to zoo class as well. He was surprised to find out that a koala can sleep as much as 140 hours a week. How many hours of sleep would that be per day if the koala slept the same amount each day?
20
Jai is helping Grandma make a quilt. They have finished all the quilt squares, and now they’re going to stitch the squares together in 6 rows, with 8 squares in each row. How many quilt squares is that in all?
48
An adult male gorilla eats 18 kilograms of food a day. How many kilograms of food does it take to feed the 3 adult male gorillas each day at the zoo where Kama is taking her class?
54
Sara and Darius arrived 10 minutes before opening time to set things up. They decided to set out 30 erasers in rows of 6. How many rows of 6 were they able to make?
5
They were surprised to find 4 different play structures on the playground. They were even more surprised when Dev announced that there were exactly 9 children on each structure. How many children was that in all?
36
One of the moms is unpacking chapter books and sorting them by type. So far, she’s unpacked 60 mysteries and 120 fantasy books. How many times as many fantasy books has she unpacked as mysteries?
2
Anika and her two little brothers, Dev and Jai, are visiting their grandmother. Today they went to the park. When they got there, they saw some children on skateboards. Dev said there were 28 wheels in all. How many skateboards did they see
4
Later in the afternoon, Dev decided to lay out his entire collection of basketball cards on the floor. He has 84 cards and he wants to arrange them in rows, with 12 in each row. How many rows can he make?
7
Mateo was playing a game of Dragon’s Gold with his friend Dustin. On his first turn, Mateo rolled a 4 and spun 3 times as many. What was Mateo’s total for that round?
12
They had lunch at the Zoo Café. It cost $42 for the 6 of them, and everyone’s lunch cost exactly the same amount. How much did each lunch cost?
7
After that, they looked at catcher’s mitts. The most expensive one was $250, and the least expensive was $50. How many times as much as the least expensive catcher’s mitt did the most expensive mitt cost?
5
Then Kyra and Ariel looked at the footballs. They found an NFL official football for $100 and a VS football for $20. How many times as much as the VS football did the NFL football cost?
5
Today, the Patel family—Anika, Dev, Jai, Grandma, and also Anika’s mom and dad—are going to the zoo. If the zoo charges $8 for admission, how much will it cost for the 6 of them to get in?
48
Their first customer was a fourth grader who paid 60 cents for 3 pencils. How much did each pencil cost?
20
Kama is taking a class at the zoo this week. Today, her teacher said that a small elephant needs 90 liters of water a day. How much water would the elephant need for a week?
630
One of the ocelots at the zoo just had a litter of kittens. Together, the 3 kittens weigh 660 grams. If they are equal in weight, how many grams does each kitten weigh?
220
Pickles and Peaches loved their outdoor pen, but they got scared when the neighbor’s dog barked. So, Aaron built a wooden box for them to hide in when they were in their outdoor pen. This hiding box was 10 inches wide and 130 square inches.
13
Trevon was working in his grandmother’s garden. He counted 9 ladybugs on one of the rose bushes. If each ladybug had 6 legs, how many legs was that in all?
54
So far, the parents have unpacked 200 chapter books, and 3 times that many picture books. How many picture books have they unpacked?
600
Trevon’s little brother, André, saw 3 rows of ants marching along in the garden. There were 12 ants in each row. How many ants in all?
36
Kiara counted 36 black ants by the fence and 9 red ants under a bush. How many times more black ants than red ants did Kiara count?
4
Finally, they looked at basketballs. They found an official NBA ball for $140, and a varsity basketball for $14. How many times as much as the varsity basketball did the NBA ball cost?
10
Miguel went online and found out that an Unlimited Rides & Games wristband costs 5 times the price of an admission ticket. If the wristband costs $35, how much does the admission ticket cost?
7
One of the zebras at the zoo weighed 25 kilograms when it was born. Now that it’s an adult, it weighs 250 kilograms. How many times as much does it weigh now as when it was born?
10
Kama learned that elephants are herbivores (plant eaters). Elephants living at the zoo eat about 57 kilograms of food a day. Elephants in the wild eat 2 times that much. How many kilograms would that be?
114
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