4.OA.2 — Multiplicative Comparison Word Problems

Read each word problem carefully, then multiply or divide to find the answer.

1. 1.A sunflower in Maya's garden is 6 feet tall. Her rosebush is 3 times as tall as her tulip. If the tulip is 2 feet tall, how tall is the rosebush?
2. 2.Jake collected 5 rocks. His older brother collected 4 times as many rocks as Jake. How many rocks did Jake's brother collect?
3. 3.A blue ribbon is 8 inches long. A red ribbon is 3 times as long as the blue ribbon. How long is the red ribbon?
4. 4.Sara has 36 stickers. She has 9 times as many stickers as her little sister. How many stickers does her little sister have?
5. 5.A tiger weighs 48 pounds. It weighs 6 times as much as a fox. How much does the fox weigh?
6. 6.Tom read 7 books over the summer. His teacher read 5 times as many books as Tom. How many books did his teacher read?
7. 7.A small fish tank holds 9 gallons of water. A large tank holds 4 times as much water. How many gallons does the large tank hold?
8. 8.A bakery made 56 muffins on Saturday. That was 7 times as many muffins as it made on Sunday. How many muffins did the bakery make on Sunday?
9. 9.Lucy scored 8 points in a game. Her friend scored 6 times as many points as Lucy. How many points did her friend score?
10. 10.A farmer planted 63 seeds in a field. He planted 9 times as many seeds as his neighbor. How many seeds did the neighbor plant?
11. 11.A cheetah ran 45 miles in a day. It ran 5 times as far as a deer. How far did the deer run?
12. 12.A yellow pencil is 4 inches long. A green pencil is 8 times as long as the yellow pencil. How long is the green pencil?
13. 13.Marco saved $54. He saved 6 times as much money as his cousin. How much money did his cousin save?
14. 14.A school library has 72 fiction books. That is 8 times as many fiction books as nonfiction books. How many nonfiction books does the library have?
15. 15.Emma's cat weighs 6 pounds. Her dog weighs 7 times as much as her cat. How much does her dog weigh?
16. 16.A store sold 9 hats on Monday. On Friday it sold 6 times as many hats as on Monday. How many hats did the store sell on Friday?
17. 17.A pine tree is 40 feet tall. It is 8 times as tall as a small shrub. How tall is the shrub?
18. 18.Kenji has 7 trading cards. His classmate has 9 times as many trading cards as Kenji. How many trading cards does his classmate have?
19. 19.A swimming pool holds 64 buckets of water. That is 8 times as many buckets as a small wading pool can hold. How many buckets can the wading pool hold?
20. 20.A recipe uses 3 cups of flour. Another recipe uses 6 times as much flour. How many cups of flour does the second recipe use?
21. 21.A running trail is 56 meters long. It is 7 times as long as the school hallway. How long is the school hallway?
22. 22.Sophie picked 8 apples from the tree. Her dad picked 5 times as many apples as Sophie. How many apples did her dad pick?