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A hippopotamus can hold its breath 4 times as long. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | A bullfrog caught 9 dragonflies at the pond. A second bullfrog caught 8 more dragonflies. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Riley made 6 bracelets on Saturday. On Sunday, she made 6 times as many bracelets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Mrs. Chen's class read 8 chapter books this semester. Mr. Ruiz's class read 5 more chapter books than Mrs. Chen's class. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A horse can pull 3 logs at a time. A steam engine could pull 7 times as many logs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The Wright brothers tested 9 glider designs before their first powered flight. After that flight, they tested 3 more designs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A mother duck has 8 ducklings. A mother quail has 9 times as many chicks. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A caterpillar grew 9 millimeters in one week. By the end of the month, it had grown 8 times as many millimeters total. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>10. |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Henry has 8 stamps from European countries. He has 7 more stamps from Asian countries than European countries. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | The first telegraph line connected 5 cities. The second telegraph line connected 8 more cities than the first. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | Nora scored 4 goals this soccer season. Caleb scored 4 more goals than Nora. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 12) | Jake made 8 baskets during the first half of the game. He made 2 more baskets in the second half. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |\n| 13) | The cafeteria used 9 crates of apples on Monday. On Friday, it used 9 times as many crates. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.  \u003Cbr>16. |  |  |  |\n| 14) | The baker made 8 loaves of wheat bread. She made 6 more loaves of sourdough than wheat. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | The art room has 3 paintbrushes in one cup. The second cup has 5 times as many paintbrushes. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16) | The pet store has 5 goldfish in one tank. 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On Sunday, she made 6 times as many bracelets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.  m  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Mrs. Chen's class read 8 chapter books this semester. Mr. Ruiz's class read 5 more chapter books than Mrs. Chen's class. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  a \u003Cbr>5. m |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A horse can pull 3 logs at a time. A steam engine could pull 7 times as many logs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The Wright brothers tested 9 glider designs before their first powered flight. 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