COMPARING

WHOLE
NUMBERS
Math 1
COMPARING NUMBERS
The following symbols are used to
compare numbers.
> is greater than
< is less than
= is equal to
Hundreds Tens Ones

2 8 9
1 9 3
Line up the numbers by place value.
Hundreds Tens Ones
2 8 9
1 9 3
Start with the highest place-value position.
Compare the numbers.
EXAMPLE:
512 118
45 21
EXAMPLE:
46 69
50 50
EXAMPLE:
165 596
12 112
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. 723 ___ 167
2. 54 ___ 78
3. 12 ___ 53
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
4. 66 ___ 66
5. 163 ___ 113
6. 41 ___ 86
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
7. 77 ___ 33
8. 10 ___ 100
9. 78 ___ 99
10. 90 ___ 90