1. Place Value

2. 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

3. 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

4. Remember! The hungry alligator always eats the largest number.

5. Write < > or =
53,931
<
54,931

6. Write < > or =
53,931
>
4,931

7. Write < > or =
>
183,359
94,931

8. Write < > or =
<
89,359
194,931

9. Write < > or =
>
1,077,000
107,900

10. Write < > or = =
984,789
984,789

11. Write < > or =
<
112,349
112,449

12. Write < > or =
<
50,000
Five thousand

13. Write < > or =
>
306
3 hundreds 6 tens

14. Write < > or =
< 1,
1,730

15. 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, ,271 2 4 3 1

16. Put these numbers in order from greatest to least
35, , 2 1 3 4

17. Put these numbers in order from least to greatest
145, , 4 3 2 1

18. Put these numbers in order from least to greatest
5, , , 3 2 4 1

19. Credits
Illustrations from:
Clipart from ClickArt 125,000 Deluxe Image Pak, T/Maker Co., Broderbund Software, Inc.