What's the difference between these two? Which one is more natural?

1. I want to be good at math as much as I'm at art.

2. I want to be as good at math as I'm at art.

Question

What's the difference between these two? Which one is more natural?

1. I want to be good at math as much as I'm at art.

2. I want to be as good at math as I'm at art.

Answer

2. is good, except the contraction 'I'm' would not be used here. Sorry, I'm not sure why.

1. is incorrect.

Answer

2 is correct. 1 is not correct.

Compare the questions. You'd say simply, "How good are you at art?", not "How much good are you at art?"

Answer

I believe #2 is more natural. Another example would be “Apples are as sweet as bananas.”