Arranging and Comparing / Patterns

Arranging and Comparing Numbers

by Leo Fabian

​6 apples and 3 oranges

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​6 is greater than 3 or 6>3

​3 is less than 3 or 3<6

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​10 candies and 10 chips

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​10 is equal to 10 or 10=10

​Comparing numbers

Arranging Numbers

James Yap scores 35 points

​Japeth Aquilar scores 17 points

​Chris Tiu scores 28 points

​Jimmy Alapag scores 29 points

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​Least to greatest:

​17, 28, 29,35

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​Greatest to least:

​35, 29, 28, 17

​REMEMBER!

We use the following symbols to compare numbers.

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​> means greater than

​< means less than

​= means equal to or equals

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​A set of numbers can also be arranged from the greatest to the least or least to the greatest.

Patterns

PATTERNS

​Circle - Diamond - Circle - Diamond - Circle

Circle - Circle - Trapezoid-Cirlce - Circle

Square - Triangle - Square - Triangle - Square

Triangle - Oblong - Triangle - Oblong - Triangle

​REMEMBER!

Patterns can be found everywhere: in numbers, in places, in objects, in people, and even in situations.

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​Patterns have sequence.

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​The sequence in patterns is either repeating or continuous.