Compare Multi Digit Numbers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best way to compare two multi-digit numbers?

• By looking at the digits from left to right and comparing place values

• By adding the numbers together

• By subtracting the smaller number from the larger number

• By counting the total number of digits in each number

Multiple Choice

Which of the following numbers is the greatest?

• 1,395

• 3,095

• 9,530

• 30,195

Multiple Choice

When comparing 872 and 728, which place value do you compare first?

• Ones

• Tens

• Hundreds

• Thousands

Multiple Select

Select all statements that are true about comparing multi-digit numbers.

• You always start comparing from the leftmost digit.

• If the highest place value digits are the same, compare the next place value.

• You only need to compare the ones place.

• The digit in the largest place value determines which number is greater.

Open Ended

Explain why you do not need to compare all digits when comparing multi-digit numbers. Which digit matters the most and why?

Open Ended

Do you agree with Han who says you can't compare incomplete numbers, or Clare who says the second number is always greater? Explain your reasoning.

Open Ended

How would you convince a classmate that you can compare 38_042 and 38_4_2 even though digits are missing?

Multiple Choice

Given the numbers 1_742 and 11,7_4, which digits from 0–9 make the second number greater than the first?

• 8 and 9

• 0 and 1

• 2 and 3

• 4 and 5

Open Ended

How would you explain the process of comparing two multi-digit numbers using place value reasoning?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of comparing multi-digit whole numbers within 1,000,000?

• To add numbers

• To subtract numbers

• To understand place value reasoning

• To multiply numbers