Comparing Three-Digit Numbers with Symbols

When comparing two numbers, where should one start to determine which is larger?

• From the leftmost digit

• Any digit works

• From the rightmost digit

• From the middle digit

What place value is considered the highest in a three-digit number?

• Ones

• Hundreds

• Tens

• Thousands

If two numbers have the same hundreds digit, which place should be compared next?

• Ones

• Tens

• Hundreds

• Thousands

What symbol represents that one number is smaller than another?

• Not equal to (!=)

• Equal to (=)

• Greater than (>)

• Less than (<)

If the ones place needs to be compared, which digit indicates a larger value?

• 4

• 0

• 2

• 6

What does it mean if the hundreds and tens places are equal in two numbers?

• The numbers are different

• It is impossible to determine

• Compare the ones place

• The numbers are the same

Which number is greater: 546 or 465?

• Cannot be determined

• Both are equal

• 465

• 546

What is the correct symbol to show that 546 is more than 465?

• Equal to (=)

• Less than (<)

• Greater than (>)

• Not equal to (!=)

If the hundreds place has a 5 and a 4, which is true?

• Both are equal

• 5 is greater than 4

• 4 is greater than 5

• 5 is less than 4

What should one do after comparing the hundreds place if they are equal?

• Stop comparing

• Compare the tens place

• Compare the ones place

• Declare them equal