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A later flight that day lasted 3 times as many seconds. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The oak tree in the front yard has 4 bird nests. The maple tree has 5 times as many nests. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Henry has 1 stamps from European countries. He has 6 more stamps from Asian countries than European countries. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Samuel Morse sent 3 telegraph messages on the first day of service. On the second day, he sent 8 more messages. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A ladybug landed on 9 tomato plants in the garden. It landed on 9 more pepper plants than tomato plants. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A box turtle laid 1 eggs in one nest. A snapping turtle laid 2 times as many eggs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Lewis and Clark mapped 8 rivers during the first month of their expedition. The second month, they mapped 7 more rivers. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A porcupine has 2 quills per square inch on its back. Its tail has 2 times as many quills per square inch. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The aquarium has 6 clownfish in one tank. The reef tank has 8 more clownfish. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A groundhog sleeps 7 months during winter. A bear can sleep 7 times as many months depending on the climate. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  \u003Cbr>12.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | Alexander Graham Bell made 3 experimental phone calls in one week. The next week, he made 2 more calls. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 12) | Nora scored 7 points in the first quarter. She scored 8 times as many points in the second quarter. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |\n| 13) | Owen caught 1 tadpoles in the small pond. The big pond had 3 times as many tadpoles. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |\n| 14) | The small fish tank holds 9 gallons of water. The large tank holds 2 times as many gallons. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.   |  |  |  |\n| 15) | Grandpa caught 2 fish at the small lake. At the reservoir, he caught 3 times as many fish. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16) | George Washington Carver developed 8 products from sweet potatoes. 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