Comparison Word Problems up to 20: What is the Larger Amount?
🐘 Let's build measuring puzzles! Sometimes you know how big the small thing is, and you know the difference between them. Can you figure out how big the massive thing is?
Do this: Read the concept below, then try the quiz or activity.
Concept
In these comparison stories, you are trying to find the BIGGEST number!
🎯 The "Find the Giant" Strategy: Story: "A mouse ate 5 pieces of cheese. An elephant ate 12 MORE pieces of cheese than the mouse. How many pieces did the elephant eat?" * Small Amount: The mouse ate 5. * The Difference: The elephant ate 12 extra pieces. * Large Amount: ???
Equation: Since we want to find the gigantic amount the elephant ate, we need to ADD the small amount and the extra difference together! * 5 (mouse's cheese) + 12 (the extra cheese) = 17. * Answer: The elephant ate 17 pieces of cheese!
When you want to find the larger amount, you ADD (+).
Try it
Find the giant amount!
Instructions: Read the story and add to find the larger amount.
Problem 1: Tom has 8 trading cards. His big brother has 7 more cards than Tom. How many cards does his brother have? * Small amount: 8 * Difference: 7 * Equation: 8 + 7 = ___ * Answer: ___ cards.
Problem 2: A small pizza has 6 slices. A large pizza has 10 more slices than the small pizza. How many slices are on the large pizza? * Equation: 6 + ___ = ___ * Answer: ___ slices.
Problem 3: Mia jumped 9 times. Leo jumped 5 more times than Mia. How many times did Leo jump? * Answer: Leo jumped ___ times.