{"id":2154,"date":"2022-04-26T12:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/article-test-new\/?page_id=2154"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T09:17:10","slug":"multiplicative-identity-property-of-1-definition-with-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/multiplication\/multiplicative-comparison","title":{"rendered":"Multiplicative Comparison &#8211; Definition with Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\tMath-Vocabulary\n<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-23a5305e-03ea-45a2-bf4c-e657d050e862\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\"\n                    data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \"><ul><li><a href=https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/multiplication\/multiplicative-comparison#0-what-is-multiplicative-comparison>What is Multiplicative Comparison?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\" id=\"0-what-is-multiplicative-comparison\">What is Multiplicative Comparison?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">A multiplicative comparison involves&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/counting-and-comparison\/compare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comparing<\/a>&nbsp;two quantities such that when one is multiplied by a specified number, the other is produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">For example, Sam has twice as many balloons as Sid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table eplus-wrapper\"><table class=\"wj-table-class\"><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/23fd008ca66948b6b4116546a04bc573\/1560963348_multiplicative-comparison-1.png\" alt=\"multiplicative comparison 1\"><br>Sid has 3 balloons.<br><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-skill.splashmath.com\/panel-uploads\/GlossaryTerm\/23fd008ca66948b6b4116546a04bc573\/1560963348_multiplicative-comparison-2.png\" alt=\"multiplicative comparison 2\" style=\"width: 800px;\"><br>Sam has twice as many balloons as Sid.So, the number of balloons with Sam = 2 \u00d7 3 = 6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Problems involving multiplicative comparison are generally word problems that can be solved by creating a multiplication equation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><strong>A problem based on multiplicative comparison can have:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">A statement that compares two sets of items.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">It leads to a multiplication&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/number-sense\/equation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">equation<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The equation could have a symbol or a letter standing for the unknown quantity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">A building is 18 feet tall. The building is 3 times Jerry\u2019s height. How tall is Jerry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Let Jerry\u2019s height be&nbsp;<em><strong>h<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The height of the building is 18 feet, which is 3 times Jerry\u2019s height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Therefore, 18 = 3 \u00d7&nbsp;<strong><em>h<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">(<strong>Think:<\/strong>&nbsp;What multiplied by 3 is 18?)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">We know: 18 = 3 \u00d7 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Therefore, the&nbsp;<em><strong>h<\/strong><\/em>, standing for Jerry&#8217;s height in the equation 18 = 3 \u00d7&nbsp;<strong><em>h<\/em><\/strong>, must be 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">So, Jerry is 6 feet tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Problems involving multiplicative comparison usually have phrases like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Times as many (Jake has 5 times as many stamps as Ben.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Times as much (My sister earns 3 times as much as I do.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Times as long (A yard is 3 times as long as a foot.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Times the height (The building is 4 times the height of the tree.)<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Here is an example of how to solve a multiplicative comparison word problem using comparison&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/geometry\/bar-model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bar models<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/example-of-multiplicative-comparison-with-bar-model.png\" alt=\"Example of multiplicative comparison with bar model\" class=\"wp-image-40381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/example-of-multiplicative-comparison-with-bar-model.png 680w, https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/example-of-multiplicative-comparison-with-bar-model-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table eplus-wrapper\"><table class=\"wj-table-class\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Facts<\/strong><br>1. Bar models help us understand what operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) should be used to solve the given problem.<br>2. Any two factors and their product can be read as a comparison statement (<strong>5 \u00d7 6 = 30:<\/strong>&nbsp;30 is 5 times as much as 6).In a multiplicative comparison problem, one quantity is always smaller or larger than the other quantity.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Multiplicative Comparison? A multiplicative comparison involves&nbsp;comparing&nbsp;two quantities such that when one is multiplied by a specified number, the other is produced. For example, Sam has twice as many balloons as Sid.&nbsp; Sid has 3 balloons. Sam has twice as many balloons as Sid.So, the number of balloons with Sam = 2 \u00d7 3 &#8230; <a title=\"Multiplicative Comparison &#8211; Definition with Examples\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/multiplication\/multiplicative-comparison\" aria-label=\"More on Multiplicative Comparison &#8211; Definition with Examples\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mithun Jhawar","author_link":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/author\/mithun-jhawarsplashlearn-com\/"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2154"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40382,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2154\/revisions\/40382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/math-vocabulary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}