COMPARING AND ORDERING

NUMBERS
• To compare whole numbers:
• Use the symbol
> (greater than)
< (less than)
= (equal)
COMPARING AND ORDERING
NUMBERS
• To compare two whole numbers, write them in standard form.
• The one with more digits is greater than the other.
Example:
5 472 has more digits than 378,
so 5 472 > 378
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NUMBERS
• If the numbers have the same number of digits, compare the leftmost digit
of each number.
• The one having the larger digit is greater than the other.
• If the leftmost digits are the same, compare the next pair of digits from the
left.
• Repeat this until the pair of digit is different. The number with the larger
digit is greater than the other.
Arrange each group of numbers in decreasing
order.
1. 3 089, 8 204 , 704, 804
2. 67 091, 57 348, 34 191, 4 105 732
3. 45 781, 102 452, 717 184, 673 019
4. 12 756, 90 422, 2 203 645, 600 417
Arrange each group of numbers in increasing
order.
1. 56 098, 34 173,30 875, 450 108
2. 70 326, 56 768, 40 865, 7 023
3. 6 046, 13 457, 873 465, 7 023
4. 12 034, 43 662, 67 023, 54 721