Identify Additive or Multiplicative Comparison Worksheet Download
This worksheet has students read comparison statements and word problems and decide whether each one shows an additive comparison (how many more) or a multiplicative comparison (how many times as many). Great practice for recognizing key comparison phrases.
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Identify Additive or Multiplicative Comparison
Students read comparison statements and decide whether each describes an additive comparison (how many more) or a multiplicative comparison (how many times as many).
About this worksheet
Students read comparison statements and decide whether each describes an additive comparison (how many more) or a multiplicative comparison (how many times as many).
Student objectives
- Tell the difference between comparing by adding and comparing by multiplying
- Recognize phrases like 'more than' that signal addition
- Recognize phrases like 'times as many' that signal multiplication
- Sort word problems into additive or multiplicative comparisons
Everyday practice
- Decide if a friend has 3 more stickers or 3 times as many stickers
- Compare two scores by figuring out the difference or the ratio
- Understand whether a sale is $5 off or 5 times cheaper
- Compare how much taller one sibling is than another