Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Vocabulary Greater than (>) – a symbol used to show numbers greater than another Less than (<) – a symbol used to show numbers less than another Equals (=) a symbol used to show numbers having the same value Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis How to compare numbers 1 2 3 Line up the numbers Compare at highest place value If numbers are the same go to next digit to the right 12,391 8,971 13,762 12,391 8,971 13,762 12,391 8,971 13,762 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Remember! The hungry alligator always eats the largest number. Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = 53,931 < 54,931 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = 53,931 > 4,931 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = > 183,359 94,931 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = < 89,359 194,931 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = > 1,077 107 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = = 1,789 1,789 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = < 2,349 2,449 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = < 50,000 Five thousand Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = > 306 3 hundreds 6 tens Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis Write < > or = < 1,000+700+3 1,730 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
If you know how to compare numbers, you know how to put them in order Put these numbers in order from greatest to least 1,730 14 569 9,271 2 4 3 1 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Put these numbers in order from greatest to least 35,872 36,872 569 9 2 1 3 4 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Put these numbers in order from least to greatest 145,872 6,872 569 91 4 3 2 1 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis
Put these numbers in order from least to greatest 5,872 5,832 5,991 910 3 2 4 1 Copyright © 2000 by Monica Yuskaitis