Comparing and Ordering Numbers

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725 _ 752

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It is a process or method in which one can determine whether a number is smaller, greater, or equal to another number according to its values.

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• Reading and Writing Numbers

Comparing numbers is an important part of building a student's number sense. Number sense is the ability of a student to recognize a number, its value, and its relationship with other numbers. It is this important last component that is built by comparing numbers.

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5 206 _ 6 109

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This symbol > is read as

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7 896 _ 7 896

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9 984_ 9 974

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2 310 _ 3 210

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5 134 _ 6 134

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