PART
4
Comparing
a nd
O rdering
N umbers
Members
o f
N etflix
i n
O ntario
w atched
4 ,317
m ovies
o nline
l ast
w eek
a nd
4 ,639
movies
o nline
t his
w eek.
W hich
n umber
i s
g reater?
Example:
Compare
4 ,317
a nd
4 ,639.
Step
1 :
Begin
w ith
t he
g reatest
p lace.
Compare
t he
t housands.
Ask:
A re
t he
t housands
t he
s ame?
thousands
hundreds
tens
ones
4
3
1
7
4
6
3
9
Step
2
:
Now
c ompare
t he
h undreds.
Ask:
A re
t he
h undreds
t he
s ame?
thousands
hundreds
tens
ones
4
3
1
7
4
6
3
9
Think:
3
h undreds
a re
l ess
t han
6
h undreds
s o
4 ,317
i s
l ess
t han
4,639.
When
c omparing
n umbers,
y ou
c an
u se
t he
s ymbols
< ,
> ,
o r
= .
<
m eans
“ less
t han”
>
m eans
“ greater
t han”
=
m eans
“ equal
t o”
Module
1 :
R eading
a nd
W riting
R eal-‐Life
N umbers
12