Compare numbers using multiplication

key notes :

🔹 Multiplication Shows Equal Groups

• Multiplication means adding equal groups.
• Example: 3 × 4 = 12 means 👉 4 + 4 + 4 = 12

⚖️ Use Multiplication to Compare Two Numbers

• We check how many times one number fits into another.
• Example: 20 is 4 times 5 because 5 × 4 = 20 ✅

🔍 “Times As Many” Comparison

• The phrase “times as many” tells how much bigger one number is.
• Example:
  🧒 Raju has 6 pencils
  👦 Teja has 18 pencils
  → Teja has 3 times as many pencils as Raju (6 × 3 = 18)

➕🔢 Relation Words to Remember

Word / Phrase	Meaning
Times as many	Multiply
Twice	×2
Thrice	×3
4 times more	×4

🔁 Use Multiplication to Compare Groups

If both numbers share a common factor, we can compare easily:

• Example: 8 and 24
• 8 × 3 = 24 → 24 is 3 times 8

📉📈 Smaller to Bigger or Bigger to Smaller

• To compare smaller to bigger → Multiply
  Example: 6 → 24
  6 × 4 = 24
• To compare bigger to smaller → Divide
  Example: 24 → 6
  24 ÷ 4 = 6

🔢❤️ Multiplication Comparison Sentence Frames

Use these for speaking & writing:

Sentence Starter	Example
___ is ___ times ___	16 is 4 times 4
___ has ___ times as many ___ as ___	Riya has 5 times as many stickers as Ronit
___ is twice / thrice / 4 times ___	40 is 4 times 10

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🌟 Example Comparisons

Numbers	Comparison Sentence
7 and 21	21 is 3 times 7
4 and 20	20 is 5 times 4
9 and 3	9 is 3 times 3

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🏁 Quick Tip 🎯

✅ If you multiply the smaller number and reach the bigger number → Use “times as many”
❌ If multiplication doesn’t reach the number → They are not multiples

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