IXL | Comparison word problems: addition or multiplication?

Robert and his dad went to a baseball game. At the game, Robert's dad spent $10 on hot dogs. He spent 7 times as much money on autographed baseball caps as he spent on the hot dogs.

Which equation can you use to find how much money Robert's dad spent on the autographed baseball caps?

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Ms. Lucero went to a pumpkin patch to pick some pumpkins. She picked 2 white pumpkins. She picked 3 times as many orange pumpkins as white pumpkins.

Which equation can you use to find how many orange pumpkins Ms. Lucero picked?

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Start by listing the information given in the problem:

Ms. Lucero picked 2 white pumpkins.
Ms. Lucero picked 3 times as many orange pumpkins as white pumpkins.

You want to find how many orange pumpkins Ms. Lucero picked. You should use multiplication instead of addition. Ms. Lucero picked 3 times as many orange pumpkins, not 3 more orange pumpkins.

You can use this equation:

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