Multiplicative Thinking and Algebraic Patterns · Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Multiplication as Comparison

Interpreting multiplication equations as comparisons rather than just groups of objects.

Key Questions

  1. 1How is 'three times as many' different from 'three more than' a quantity?
  2. 2How can we translate verbal comparisons into mathematical symbols?
  3. 3In what ways do multiplicative comparisons help us understand scaling in the real world?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.4.OA.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.4.OA.A.2
Grade: 4th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Multiplicative Thinking and Algebraic Patterns
Period: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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