Compare and Order Numbers

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What does it mean to order numbers from least to greatest?

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Ordering numbers from least to greatest means arranging them in ascending order, starting with the smallest number and ending with the largest.

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What does it mean to order numbers from greatest to least?

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Ordering numbers from greatest to least means arranging them in descending order, starting with the largest number and ending with the smallest.

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How do you compare two numbers?

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To compare two numbers, look at their digits from left to right, starting with the highest place value. The number with the larger digit in the highest place value is greater.

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What is the smallest number in the set: 20,174; 19,225; 17,447; 17,774?

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The smallest number is 17,447.

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What is the largest number in the set: 575; 675; 475; 775?

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The largest number is 775.

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Arrange the numbers 1, 075; 1,705; 1,025; 1,205 from least to greatest.

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1,025; 1,075; 1,205; 1,705.

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Arrange the numbers 698; 247; 689; 274 from least to greatest.

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247; 274; 689; 698.

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What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 17,774?

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In the number 17,774, the digit 7 is in the thousands place, representing 7,000.

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What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 575?

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In the number 575, the digit 5 is in the hundreds place, representing 500.

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If two numbers are the same, how do you compare them?

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If two numbers are the same, they are equal, and neither is greater or less than the other.