Multiplicative Comparison

Vocabulary

100

A statement that compares two quantities where one is more or less than the other.

What is Additive Comparison?

200

A statement that compares two quantities where one is times as much as, or times as many as the other?

What is Multiplicative Comparison

300

Addy has 2 times as many pencils as Danny has is an example of what comparison?

multiplicative comparison 

400

Sienna swam 2 times as many laps as Seth is an example of this kind of comparison.

What is multiplicative comparison?

500

Sienna swam 2 more laps than Seth is an example of this kind of comparison.

What is additive comparison?

Facts

100

27 is 3 times as much as this.

What is 9?

200

18 is 9 times as much as this.

What is 2?

300

16 is 4 times as much as this.

What is 4?

400

12 is 2 times as much as this.

What is 6?

500

12 is 4 times as many as this.

What is 3?

Multiplicative Comparison

100

Maria saved 6 times as much money as Ali. Ali saved $7. How much did Maria save?

$42

200

There are 8 flowers growing in a port. There are 4 times as many growing in the garden. How many flowers are growing in the garden?

32 flowers

300

Kynzlee has 30 pairs of shoes. That is 3 times as many as her 10 pairs of jeans. Write the equation that represent the problem.

3 x 10 = 30

400

Carlos has 10 dogs treats. he buys a box that has 5 times as many dog treats. How many dog treats are in the box?

50 dog treats

500

There are 3 cards in a parking lot. There are 5 times as many cars in the parking garage. How many cars are in the parking garage?

15 cars

Division Comparison

100

Cody stacks 8 boxes. This is 4 times as many boxes as Audrey stacks. How many boxes does Audrey stack?

2 boxes

200

A piece of green string is 48 inches long. How many times as long is the green string than a piece of red string that is 8 inches long.

6 times as long

300

Ellie has 50 blue blocks. She has 5 times as many blue blocks as white blocks. How many white blocks does she have?

10 white blocks

400

Paula sends 5 times as many texts as her mother in a day. Paula sends 40 texts in a day. How many texts does her mother send in a day?

8 texts

500

Cory learns that the airport is 5 times farther away from his house than the library. He knows the airport is 30 miles away. How far away is the library?

6 miles away

Additive Comparison

100

Vigo eats 8 cherries. Dina eats 4 more cherries than Vigo. How many cherries did Dina eat?

12 cherries

200

Gail served 3 bowls of soup. She served 2 more than Tom. How many bowls of soup did Tom serve?

1 bowl of soup

300

Twyla picks 8 flowers. Ava picks 12 more flowers than Twyla. How many flowers did Ava pick?

20 flowers

400

Avery's green lizard eats 5 crickets. Her brown lizard eats 6 more crickets than her green lizard. How many crickets does the brown lizard eat?

11 crickets

500

Brad baked 36 muffins. Adam back 8 more muffins than Brad. How many muffins did Adam bake?

44 muffins