Comparing Large Numbers
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Comparing Large Numbers
Comparing large numbers worksheet: sixteen pairs of five and six digit numbers that differ in one place, such as 952,980 and 952,480. Write <, > or =. Grades 4 and 5 with an answer key.
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Comparing Large NumbersA teaching handout to hand out before this sheet: the rule, worked examples and common mistakes.- Pages
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Compare and order whole numbers into the hundred thousands by looking at the digits from the greatest place down, and write the comparison with >, < or =.
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How to use this sheet
- Have the child line up the two numbers one above the other, place under place, before comparing.
- Compare from the left: the first place where the digits differ decides the answer.
- Read both numbers aloud before choosing a sign. Hearing "forty-two thousand" and "nine thousand" makes the answer clear.
Common mistakes
- Deciding by the first digit alone, so 9,876 seems greater than 42,105. Count the digits first.
- Comparing from the right instead of the left. The biggest place counts most.
- Writing the sign backwards. The open side faces the greater number.
