multiplicative comparison worksheets grade 4

📚 Topic Summary

Multiplicative comparison helps us understand how many times bigger one number is compared to another. It's all about recognizing phrases like "times as many" or "times as much." For example, if Sarah has 6 apples and John has 2 apples, we can say Sarah has 3 times as many apples as John because $6 = 3 \times 2$. This worksheet will give you some practice with these types of problems.

🗜️ Part A: Vocabulary

Match the terms with their correct definitions:

1. Term: Product
2. Term: Factor
3. Term: Multiple
4. Term: Compare
5. Term: Times as many

1. Definition: A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product.
2. Definition: The result of multiplying two or more numbers.
3. Definition: To examine the similarities and differences between two or more things.
4. Definition: A quantity that when multiplied by a whole number produces a particular number
5. Definition: Used to describe the relationship when one quantity is a certain number of times larger than another.

(Match the number with the correct letter. For example: 1 - B)

✏️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences using the words from the word bank: product, factor, multiple, compare, times.

When we _____ two numbers, we find their _____. The numbers we multiply are called _____. Multiplicative comparison often uses the word _____. A ______ is the result of multiplying a number by a whole number.

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

Sarah has 5 stickers. John has 4 times as many stickers as Sarah. How many stickers does John have? Explain how you found your answer.