Use multiplicative comparison in two-step stories
~10 min
Use times as many to calculate one quantity.
Finding the Compared Amount
3 items
3 items
3 items
3 items
4 x 3
To find a compared amount, use 'times as many' to multiply the first quantity. If you have 3 cats and a dog has 4 times as many puppies, you calculate 3 times 4 to find the dog's puppies.
💡 Think of 'times as many' as a signal to multiply your groups.