Reading And Writing Real-Life Numbers Worksheet Page 12

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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  
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