Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

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Numeration II

Compare Whole Numbers

.means “is greater than” ,means “is less than”

5 means “is equal to”

To compare numbers:


Align the digits 6453

by place value. 6459

Start at the left. Compare 6453

6 
 6

the digits in the greatest place. 6459

If these digits are the same, 6453

4 
 4

compare the next digits. 6459

Keep comparing digits until 6453 5 
 5

you find two digits that 64599  3

are notthe same.

So 645 9  6453. Yo u could also say 6453  6459.

Study this example.

423 2423

423

2423

0  2 So 423 2423 or 2423 423.

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Compare. Write ,, 5 , or ..

1. 57
   57 2. 65 62 3. 48 56 4. 82 28


2. 325 523 6. 649 841 7. 127 134 8. 525 522


3. 6241 9246 10. 7983 7983 11. 9015 9012


4. 2704 2714? 13. 8619 8617? 14. 1844 1846?

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Think

There are no

thousands in 423.

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