Problem Words in Word Problems
How Many More vs. How Many Times as Much
(With Scientific Notation)
How Many More How Many More
How many more is 20 lb than 5 lb? How many more is 4 × 103 than 2 ×
102 ?
How many more is 1.3 × 104 dollars
How many more is 100 apples than 0.5
than 4.32 × 101 dollars?
apples?
How much farther is 9.1 × 1013 miles
How much farther is 35 miles than 7
than 4.5 × 109 miles?
miles?
How Many Times As Much
How Many Times As Much
How many times heavier is the weight
How many times heavier is the weight
of 20 lb compared 5 lb? of 4 × 103 lb compared to 2 × 102 lb?
How many times as much is 100 apples How many times as much is 1.3 × 104
than 0.5 apples? dollars than 4.32 × 101 dollars?
How many times farther is 35 miles than How many times farther is 9.1 × 1013
7 miles? miles than 4.5 × 109 miles?