[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-485173-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-485173-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","identify-additive-or-multiplicative-comparison-answer-key-485173","Identify Additive or Multiplicative Comparison - Answer Key","","Worksheet focused on determining whether each word problem uses an additive (a) or multiplicative (m) comparison. Each item describes a situation with quantities, such as adding “more” or using “times as many/as much,” then labels the correct comparison type in the answer key. Problems cover animals, measurement, magnification, and everyday contexts like kites, bracelets, pies, and homework. Suitable for practicing comparison language recognition and classification.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/","Exam",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/identify-additive-or-multiplicative-comparison-answer-key-485173/485173/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/identify-additive-or-multiplicative-comparison-answer-key-485173/485173.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"OmBimo","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-06","2026-09-30",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",5,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"How do you decide if a word problem is additive or multiplicative?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"Use additive (a) when the description indicates adding “more” to an existing amount. Use multiplicative (m) when it says “times as many/as much” or gives a factor multiple of the original amount.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What do the labels (a) and (m) mean in the answer key?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"The answer key marks each problem as additive (a) or multiplicative (m) based on the comparison language used in the word statement.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"Are all problems in this worksheet multiple-choice between additive and multiplicative?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Yes. Each of the 16 word problems is classified as either additive (a) or multiplicative (m), and the answer key lists the corresponding letter for each item.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},485173,1793016476,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,95,99,104,109,114,119,122,126],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},70,"exam",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":100,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":105,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":110,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":111,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":115,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":117,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":121},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":125},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":55,"slug":129},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":131},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":30,"language":139,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":143,"read_time":110,"preview_page_count":4},962090893581,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","Identify Additive or Multiplicative Comparison  \nName:  \n\n| Determine if the word problem is using an additive (a) or multiplicative (m) comparison.\u003Cbr>1) A sea otter cracked open 3 clams on one rock. It cracked open 3 more clams on a second rock. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | Orville Wright flew 7 test flights in one week. Wilbur flew 3 more test flights than Orville that week. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | George Washington Carver developed 1 products from sweet potatoes. He developed 8 more products from peanuts than from sweet potatoes. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Ella collected 7 different types of rocks on the field trip. Her friend Mason collected 9 more types than Ella. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Riley made 3 bracelets on Saturday. On Sunday, she made 2 times as many bracelets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Thomas Edison tested 9 filament materials in one week. The next week, he tested 9 times as many materials. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The toy store sold 7 kites in March. In April, it sold 6 times as many kites. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Leo read 8 chapters this week. His sister Mia read 6 times as many chapters as Leo. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) | A bullfrog can jump 8 feet in one leap. A grasshopper can jump 6 times as far. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Mr. Torres assigned 8 math problems for homework. He assigned 8 more science questions than math problems. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  \u003Cbr>12.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | A mother duck led 3 ducklings across the road in the morning. In the afternoon, another mother led 3 more ducklings. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 12) | A microscope from the 1800s could magnify objects 6 times. A modern microscope can magnify 9 times as much. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |\n| 13) | The bakery sold 2 pies on a regular day. On Thanksgiving week, it sold 5 times as many pies per day. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.  \u003Cbr>16. |  |  |  |\n| 14) | A groundhog dug 1 entrance holes for its burrow. It dug 9 more escape holes than entrance holes. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | The weather station recorded 5 inches of rain in January. In April, it recorded 8 times as many inches. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16) | Grace earned 5 ribbons at the county fair. Her brother Ethan earned 7 more ribbons than Grace. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 7 | 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 sea otter cracked open 3 clams on one rock. It cracked open 3 more clams on a second rock. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | Orville Wright flew 7 test flights in one week. Wilbur flew 3 more test flights than Orville that week. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | George Washington Carver developed 1 products from sweet potatoes. He developed 8 more products from peanuts than from sweet potatoes. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Ella collected 7 different types of rocks on the field trip. Her friend Mason collected 9 more types than Ella. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  a \u003Cbr>5. m |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Riley made 3 bracelets on Saturday. On Sunday, she made 2 times as many bracelets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  m  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Thomas Edison","cbCaijDRQEk9jmiV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijDRQEk9jmiV","pdf",44641,"English","# Additive or Multiplicative Comparison\n## Problem Set (1–16)\n## Answers (a or m)","[{\"question\":\"How do you decide if a word problem is additive or multiplicative?\",\"answer\":\"Use additive (a) when the description indicates adding “more” to an existing amount. Use multiplicative (m) when it says “times as many/as much” or gives a factor multiple of the original amount.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the labels (a) and (m) mean in the answer key?\",\"answer\":\"The answer key marks each problem as additive (a) or multiplicative (m) based on the comparison language used in the word statement.\"},{\"question\":\"Are all problems in this worksheet multiple-choice between additive and multiplicative?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. Each of the 16 word problems is classified as either additive (a) or multiplicative (m), and the answer key lists the corresponding letter for each item.\"}]","Identify Additive or Multiplicative Comparison - Answer Key | PDF",1790803776]