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The large drum set has 9 times as many pieces. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The fire station has 4 dalmatians. The police station has 3 times as many dogs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The toy drive collected 5 board games. It collected 6 more puzzles than board games. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The first Model T factory built 8 cars in one shift. The second shift built 8 more cars than the first. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A beaver can chew through 1 small branches in an hour. It can chew through 7 times as many twigs in the same time. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A tree frog laid 3 clusters of eggs in the pond. A toad laid 3 more clusters than the tree frog. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A monarch butterfly rested on 1 milkweed plants during its migration south. Heading north, it rested on 8 more plants. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | The school band has 1 trumpet players. It has 8 more flute players than trumpet players. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The art room has 2 jars of blue paint. It has 5 more jars of red paint than blue paint. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Riley made 1 free throws during practice. Jordan made 9 more free throws than Riley. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  \u003Cbr>12.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | There are 1 covered bridges in one county. The neighboring county has 9 more covered bridges. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 12) | A pelican scooped up 6 fish in one dive. On its next dive, it scooped up 3 times as many fish. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |\n| 13) | There are 6 turtles sunning on the small log. The large log has 6 times as many turtles. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |\n| 14) | A farmer harvested 1 baskets of strawberries in the morning. In the afternoon, she harvested 6 times as many baskets. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.   |  |  |  |\n| 15) | A barn owl caught 1 mice on Monday night. On Tuesday night, it caught 5 more mice than on Monday. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16) | A candle produces 6 units of light. An early electric bulb produced 7 times as many units of light. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 2 | 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) The small drum set has 4 pieces. The large drum set has 9 times as many pieces. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  m  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The fire station has 4 dalmatians. The police station has 3 times as many dogs. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  m  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The toy drive collected 5 board games. It collected 6 more puzzles than board games. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The first Model T factory built 8 cars in one shift. The second shift built 8 more cars than the first. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  a \u003Cbr>5. m |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A beaver can chew through 1 small branches in an hour. It can chew through 7 times as many twigs in the same time. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A tree frog laid 3 clusters of eggs in the pond. A toad laid 3 more clusters than the tree frog. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 7","cbCaipKH2EMOGZH7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipKH2EMOGZH7","pdf",44412,"English","# Additive or Multiplicative Comparison\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What does additive (a) comparison mean in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Additive (a) comparison means the second quantity is found by adding a difference such as “more” or “additional” units.\"},{\"question\":\"What does multiplicative (m) comparison mean in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Multiplicative (m) comparison means the second quantity is found by multiplying the first by a factor, such as “times as many”.\"},{\"question\":\"How can students tell whether a problem is additive or multiplicative?\",\"answer\":\"Students look for language like “times as many” for multiplicative, and “more than” or “additional” for additive, then match the correct letter in the answer key.\"}]","Identify Additive or Multiplicative Comparison - Answer Key | PDF",1790803766]