Mr. R.’s World of Math

You see,
My parents had left me,
To go to the mall,
To buy some new bats,
Some gloves, and a ball…
They’d taken my sister,
My fish,
Sir Green Guppy,

They’d taken my snake,
They’d taken the puppy…
Which meant I was alone,
The past hour and quarter,
Floating in bubbles,
In the warm soapy water…
I saw a face in the mirror,
And I jumped up in fear,
The face of the thief!
The number thief here!!
My heart did a leap,
I screamed,
Not again!
Just like 30 is equal
to 3 times a ____