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It landed on 5 more pepper plants than tomato plants. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | A hummingbird visited 1 flowers in the front yard. It visited 4 more flowers in the backyard than in the front. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Lucas stacked 6 blocks into a tower. His neighbor Zoe stacked 9 times as many blocks. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Liam counted 1 constellations on Friday night. On Saturday night, he counted 4 more constellations than Friday. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Nora scored 6 points in the first quarter. She scored 9 times as many points in the second quarter. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A dolphin leaped out of the water 9 times in the morning. In the afternoon, it leaped 4 more times than in the morning. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | There are 6 red oak trees in the park. There are 7 more white oak trees than red oak trees. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Dylan completed 3 push-ups during gym class. Hazel completed 4 more push-ups than Dylan. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Lily spelled 9 words correctly in the first round. In the second round, she spelled 9 times as many words correctly. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.  \u003Cbr>11.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A gray squirrel can leap 6 feet between branches. A flying squirrel can glide 9 times that distance. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | A sea otter cracked open 3 clams on one rock. It cracked open 6 more clams on a second rock. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 12) | Sophia counted 1 cardinals at the bird feeder in the morning. In the evening, she counted 9 more cardinals. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |\n| 13) | Sofia painted 1 watercolor cards. Her classmate Aiden painted 8 times as many cards as Sofia. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.  \u003Cbr>16. |  |  |  |\n| 14) | A farmer planted 2 rows of carrots. She planted 5 more rows of green beans than carrots. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | Isabella practiced piano for 4 minutes on Monday. On Tuesday, she practiced 9 times as many minutes. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16) | A sailing ship carried 3 tons of cargo. A steamship carried 8 times as many tons. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 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 ladybug landed on 3 tomato plants in the garden. It landed on 5 more pepper plants than tomato plants. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | A hummingbird visited 1 flowers in the front yard. It visited 4 more flowers in the backyard than in the front. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Lucas stacked 6 blocks into a tower. His neighbor Zoe stacked 9 times as many blocks. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.  m  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Liam counted 1 constellations on Friday night. On Saturday night, he counted 4 more constellations than Friday. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  a \u003Cbr>5. m |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Nora scored 6 points in the first quarter. She scored 9 times as many points in the second quarter. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  a  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A dolphin leaped out of the water 9 times in the morning.","cbCaiqMJOiCSQe7T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqMJOiCSQe7T","pdf",44443,"English","# Determine additive or multiplicative comparison\n## Read each word problem and classify it as (a) or (m)\n## Use the provided answer key to check results","[{\"question\":\"What does additive (a) comparison mean in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Additive (a) comparison describes situations where the second value is determined by adding a difference, such as “5 more” than the first amount.\"},{\"question\":\"What does multiplicative (m) comparison mean in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Multiplicative (m) comparison applies when the second value is determined by a multiplier relationship, such as “9 times as many.”\"},{\"question\":\"How do you decide whether to use (a) or (m) for a given word problem?\",\"answer\":\"Look for key language: “more than” or an explicit added amount typically indicates (a), while “times as many” indicates (m). 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