IXL | Compare numbers using multiplication: word problems

Patrick and Kevin play on the same basketball team. In their last game, Patrick scored 6 points. Kevin scored 2 times as many points as Patrick.

How many points did Kevin score?

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Camilla counted different colored leaves on a tree. She counted 8 red leaves. She also counted 3 times as many yellow leaves as red leaves.

How many yellow leaves did Camilla count?

Start by listing the information given in the problem:

To find how many yellow leaves Camilla counted, you should use multiplication.

This equation models the problem:

To find the unknown number, use a multiplication fact.

So, Camilla counted 24 yellow

leaves.

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