Additive and Multiplicative Comparison Problems

The cost of a soda at the movies is $5. Popcorn costs 10 dollars more than soda.

How much does the popcorn cost?

• Additive Comparison

• Multiplicative Comparison

The cost of a soda at the movies is $5. Popcorn costs three times as much as that.

How much does the popcorn cost?

• Additive Comparison

• Multiplicative Comparison

In June, Sally sailed for 10 hours. In the month of July, she sailed 5 times as many hours as she did in June. How many hours did Sally sail in July?

• 2 hours

• 5 hours

• 30 hours

• 50 hours

Last year, Mrs. Love decorated her class with 12 paper hearts for Valentine’s Day. This year, she used 4 times as many hearts. How many paper hearts did Mrs. Love use to decorate her class this year?

• 3 hearts

• 48 hearts

• 58 hearts

• 60 hearts

There were 21 boys playing in the park. That is 3 times the number of girls who were playing. How many girls were playing in the park?

• 24 girls

• 7 girls

• 8 girls

• 18 girls

A food truck sold 8 times as many hamburgers as they sold hot dogs. If they sold 4 hot dogs, how many hamburgers did they sell?

• 12 hamburgers

• 24 hamburgers

• 32 hamburgers

• 36 hamburgers

My little brother has 10 red skittles and 2 green skittles. How many times as many red skittles does he have than green ones?

• 5 times

• 12 times

• 8 times

• 20 times

It takes Cody 6 oranges to make a small glass of orange juice. He uses 8 times as many for a large glass. How many oranges does he use for a large glass?

• 42 oranges

• 14 oranges

• 2 oranges

• 48 oranges

There were 36 students and 9 adults on the bus for a field trip. How many times more students were on the bus than adults?

• 4 times

• 6 times

• 45 times

• 27 times

A pet store sold 2 cats. They sold 6 times as many dogs as they sold cats. How many dogs did they sell?

• 4 dogs

• 12 dogs

• 3 dogs

• 8 dogs