Question

mary bought two packs of ribbons. the small pack has 15 ribbons. the large pack has 60 ribbons. which equation can mary use to find out how many times as many ribbons are in the larger pack than the smaller one?

Answer 1

The answer is multiplication 

Answer 2

The answer is multiplication.

15 x 4 = 60

60 divided by 4 = 15

There are 4 times as many ribbons in the large ones as in the small one.