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It has 3 more quills on its back than on its tail. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | Hannah spotted 3 shooting stars on the first night of the meteor shower. The second night, she spotted 2 more. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The third-grade booth sold 8 raffle tickets. The fourth-grade booth sold 9 times as many tickets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A bald eagle's nest weighs 6 pounds when first built. After several years, the nest can weigh 4 times as much. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Marie Curie published 3 research papers in one year. The next year, she published 6 more papers. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Dylan completed 8 push-ups during gym class. Hazel completed 6 more push-ups than Dylan. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A ladybug can eat 9 aphids in one day. A praying mantis can eat 4 times as many insects per day. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Owen caught 7 fireflies in a jar on Friday evening. On Saturday evening, he caught 3 more than Friday. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The class terrarium has 8 crickets. It has 8 more beetles than crickets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Grandpa caught 3 fish at the small lake. At the reservoir, he caught 7 times as many fish. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  \u003Cbr>12.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | The baker made 8 loaves of wheat bread. She made 5 more loaves of sourdough than wheat. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 12) | There are 1 turtles sunning on the small log. The large log has 7 times as many turtles. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |\n| 13) | The first Model T factory built 9 cars in one shift. The second shift built 7 more cars than the first. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.  \u003Cbr>16. |  |  |  |\n| 14) | Coach Davis ran 8 laps during warmups. Coach Kim ran 8 times as many laps. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | The bakery sold 2 pies on a regular day. On Thanksgiving week, it sold 6 times as many pies per day. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16) | A porcupine has 4 quills per square inch on its back. Its tail has 7 times as many quills per square inch. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 8 | 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 porcupine has 7 quills on its tail. It has 3 more quills on its back than on its tail. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | Hannah spotted 3 shooting stars on the first night of the meteor shower. The second night, she spotted 2 more. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The third-grade booth sold 8 raffle tickets. The fourth-grade booth sold 9 times as many tickets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.  m  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A bald eagle's nest weighs 6 pounds when first built. After several years, the nest can weigh 4 times as much. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  m \u003Cbr>5. a |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Marie Curie published 3 research papers in one year. The next year, she published 6 more papers. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Dylan completed 8 push-ups during gym class. 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