Comparing Four-Digit Numbers

The video tutorial explains how to compare two numbers, 3,970 and 3,97, by analyzing their place values. It emphasizes the importance of the thousands, hundreds, and tens places in determining which number is greater. The tutorial concludes by demonstrating the use of comparison symbols like less than, greater than, and equal to, to record findings.

What is the first step in comparing two numbers?

• Subtract the smaller number from the larger one

• Add the numbers together

• Multiply the numbers

• Compare their place values

Which place values are considered when breaking down a number?

• Tens and ones only

• Hundreds, tens, and ones

• Millions, thousands, hundreds, and tens

• Thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones

How many thousands are there in the number 3,970?

• 7

• 9

• 3

• 0

If two numbers have the same thousands place value, what should you compare next?

• Ones place

• Tens place

• Millions place

• Hundreds place

What is the hundreds place value of the number 3,970?

• 0

• 3

• 9

• 7

Which place value helped determine that 3,970 is greater than 3,97?

• Ones place

• Tens place

• Hundreds place

• Thousands place

What is the tens place value of the number 3,97?

• 0

• 7

• 3

• 9

Why does the ones place value not matter in this comparison?

• Because the hundreds place is more important

• Because the ones place is always zero

• Because the thousands place is more important

• Because the tens place already determined the greater number

What symbol is used to show that 3,97 is less than 3,970?

• ≥

• <

• >

• =

What did you learn from this video?

• How to add two numbers

• How to subtract two numbers

• How to compare the value of two 4-digit numbers

• How to multiply two numbers