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A seagull rested on 3 more posts than the pelican. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | Leo checked out 4 books from the library. His sister Mia checked out 8 more books than Leo. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A hummingbird weighs 5 grams. A cardinal weighs 4 times as many grams. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A beaver can hold its breath for 1 minutes. A hippopotamus can hold its breath 8 times as long. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Nora scored 5 points in the first quarter. She scored 8 times as many points in the second quarter. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | George Washington Carver developed 4 products from sweet potatoes. He developed 3 more products from peanuts than from sweet potatoes. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The school band has 1 trumpet players. It has 7 more flute players than trumpet players. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Nora scored 5 goals this soccer season. Caleb scored 4 more goals than Nora. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) | A chameleon's tongue is 3 inches long. Its body is 4 times as long as its tongue. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A robin laid 4 eggs in its nest. A quail laid 6 times as many eggs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  \u003Cbr>12.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | Eli Whitneys cotton gin cleaned 3 bales in an hour. An improved version cleaned 8 more bales per hour. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 12) | A pelican scooped up 3 fish on its first dive. On its second dive, it scooped up 6 more fish. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |\n| 13) | The first-grade class has 7 pet fish in their tank. The fourth-grade class has 8 times as many pet fish. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.  \u003Cbr>16. |  |  |  |\n| 14) | The art room has 4 jars of blue paint. It has 3 more jars of red paint than blue paint. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | A porcupine has 7 quills on its tail. It has 9 more quills on its back than on its tail. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16) | A chipmunk can carry 9 nuts in its cheeks at once. A squirrel can carry 7 times as many nuts. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 4 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-16 | 94 | 88 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 50 | 44 | 38 |\n|  |  |  |  | 31 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |  |  |  |  |\n\nIdentify Additive or Multiplicative Comparison  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine if the word problem is using an additive (a) or multiplicative (m) comparison.\u003Cbr>1) A pelican rested on 6 dock posts at the marina. A seagull rested on 3 more posts than the pelican. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | Leo checked out 4 books from the library. His sister Mia checked out 8 more books than Leo. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A hummingbird weighs 5 grams. 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