Comparing Three-Digit Numbers

Why do we compare numbers in everyday life?

• To know who lives the farthest

• To find out who has the most friends

• To see who has the longest hair

• To determine which snack costs more

Who won the bowling game between Sue and Eric?

• Sue

• Eric

• Both

• Neither

What is the first step when comparing numbers?

• Compare the ones place

• Compare the tens place

• Compare the hundreds place

• Compare the thousands place

What symbol represents that one number is less than another?

• =

• <

• ≠

• >

Who won the gopher game between Jenny and Will?

• Will

• Neither

• Jenny

• Both

If the hundreds place digits are the same, what should you compare next?

• Tens place

• Thousands place

• Millions place

• Ones place

What was the result of the ball game between Jenny and Chen?

• Neither won

• It was a tie

• Chen won

• Jenny won

What symbol is used to show that two numbers are equal?

• <

• >

• ≠

• =

What is the final step in comparing numbers?

• Compare the thousands place

• Use comparison symbols

• Compare the ones place

• Compare the tens place

Which symbol always opens to the greater number?

• >

• =

• ≠

• <