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Compare and Order Whole Numbers
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Compare. Write ,, 5 , or ..
- 3705? 992 2. 584,783 ?584,378
- 98,050 ?98,305 4. 1,063,582 ?1,062,975 5. 36,758 ?36,721
4,603,034; 4,522,260;
4,523,346; 4,613,198
Order the numbers from greatest to least.
To order numbers, you first need to
compare them.
Align the digits by place value.
Begin by comparing the digits in the greatest place.
Compare Compare hundred Compare ten
millions. thousands. Rearrange. thousands. Rearrange.
4 ,603,034 4, 6 03,034 4,6 1 3,198
4 ,522,260 4, 6 13,198 4,6 0 3,034
4 ,523,346 4, 5 22,260 4,5 2 2,260
4 ,613,198 4, 5 23,346 4,5 2 3,346
4 ,000,000 6 00,000 5 00,000 1 0,000 0
4 ,000,000 2 0,000 2 0,000
greatest
Compare thousands.
Rearrange.
4,61 3 ,198
4,60 3 ,034
4,52 3 ,346
4,52 2 ,260
3000 2000
The order from greatest to least:
4,613,198; 4,603,034; 4,523,346; 4,522,260
The order from least to greatest:
least 4,522,260; 4,523,346; 4,603,034; 4,613,198
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No thousands.
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