Comparing and Ordering Whole Numbers

Which set is correctly ordered from greatest to least?

• 8, 21, 36, 42, 50

• 50, 42, 21, 36, 8

• 50, 42, 36, 21, 8

Which of the symbol is NOT used to compare numbers?

• <

• >

• =

• +

383, 565 ________ 383, 656

• <

• >

• =

945, 939 ________ 954, 293

• <

• >

• =

200, 504 ________ 200, 405

• <

• >

• =

Ascending order means arranging numbers from least to greatest.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Descending order means arranging numbers from __________.

• least to greatest

• greatest to least

• none of the above

Which of the following are ordered Least to Greatest

• 815,691; 822,619; 827,169; 825,916;

• 827,169; 825,916; 822,619; 815,691

• 815,691; 822,619; 825,916; 827,169

• 815,691; 825,916; 822,619; 827,169

Which is correct?

• 872,019 < 871,987

• 872,019 > 870,019

• 872,019 > 872,199

• 872,019 < 872,009

Which comparison is true?

• 484,327 > 483,189

• 567,129 < 349,981

• 567,129 < 767,974

• 340,897 < 59,819