Solve multiplication and division word problems.
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Here's an interesting problem: One piece of lumber was cut into several pieces, each 4 feet long. 5 cuts were made. How long was the lumber before it was cut?
Answer: 4 * (5 + 1) = 24 feet.
Outside these two standards, the phrase multiplicative comparison is never seen in mathematics. I find it annoying this phrase is being used at all.
Next, give your students this challenge:
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Conclude by leading this investigation:
Cartouche Puzzles (arithmetic)
by MathPickle
4.OA.A.1: Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.
4.OA.A.2: Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.