Lesson 4

Comparing and Ordering

Numbers
 Comparing Numbers
✓ examine the differences between
numbers, quantities or values to
decide if it is greater than, smaller
than or equal to another quantity. 
Which is greater: 321 or 243?
Hundreds Tens Ones

321
243

321 243
When comparing
numbers, begin with the
Since 3 > 2, then 321 > 243
digit in the highest place
value. 321 is greater
Which is greater: 238 or 254?
Hundreds Tens Ones

238
254
Compare the digits in the highest place value. 238 254
Since 2 = 2, compare the digits in the next place value
238 254
to the right.
Since 3 < 5, then 238 < 254. 254 is greater
Which is smaller: 1 048 or 1 042?
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones

1 048
1 042
 Compare the digits in the highest place value, the thousands place.
1 048 1 042 1=1

Compare the digits in the hundreds place.

1 048 1 042 0=0

Compare the digits in the tens place.

1 048 1 042 4=4
Compare the digits in the ones place.
1 048 1 042 8>2

So, 1 048 > 1 042 or 1 042 < 1 048 1 042 is smaller than 1 0 48 6
 Ordering Numbers
✓Arranging a set of numbers in
increasing (small to big) or
decreasing (big to small order.
 Look at this number!
381, 945, 722, 106
How will you find the smallest number in
this set?

Comparison
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 When comparing numbers, always start by
comparing the digits at the highest place
value.
 When comparing numbers, always start by
comparing the digits at the highest place
value.
 Look at this number!
816, 842, 897, 893
How will you find the largest number in this
set?

Comparison
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 We start with the highest place value, which
is the Hundreds place.

But wait! All the digits at the

hundreds place are equal.

Do you remember what to do

now?
 We move one place value to the right 👉 and
compare the digits.

The largest digit here

is 9, and it is present in two
numbers.
 So, we again move one place value to the
right 👉 and compare the digits at Ones place
in both these numbers.

Very good!  7 is the larger digit at

the Ones place.

So, 897 is the largest number.

Ascending Order
✓ Arrange numbers from least to
greatest.

Let's try ordering this set of numbers

from smallest to largest:

8 929, 3 923, 7 452, 7 146

 Like before, we start with the digits at the
highest place value.

3 is the smallest digit at

the Thousands place.

So, 3923 is the smallest

number in the set.
 Let us now find the next smallest number.
We again compare the digits at the highest
place value.

Very good! Two numbers

have the smallest digit,
which is 7.
 So, now we compare the digits at the
Hundreds place.

7 146 is the next smallest

number in the set.

3 923 < 7 146
3 923 < 7 146 < 7 452
The number that is left at the end is the largest number.

So, 8929 is the largest number in the set.

3923 < 7146 < 7452 < 8929
Descending Order
✓ Arrange numbers from greatest to
least.

Let's try ordering this set of numbers

from largest to smallest:

2 085, 936, 400, 8 477

 Start by finding the largest number.
Let's look at the digits at the highest place
value.

But what's this? Only 2

numbers have digits at
the highest place value.

What does this mean? 

 This means that the other two numbers have
a '0' at the Thousands place.

You got it! 8 is the largest

digit at the Thousands
place.

So, 8477 is the largest

number in the set.
 Let's compare the other numbers now.

So, 2 085 is the next

largest number.

8477 > 2085
 Since these numbers have zeroes at the
Thousands place, we can start from the
Hundreds place.

936 is the next largest

number.
And, 400 is the smallest
number of all.

8 477 > 2 085 > 936 > 400
Quiz – September 3, 2021
✓ Page 37, Let’s Do It
Together! Activity A.

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Page 36, Activity C
✓ Compare the numbers by
writing < or > in the circle.

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Answer Key:

1. 425, 416, 361

2. 816, 731, 701
3. 909, 871, 99, 76
4. 620, 402, 313, 148
5. 1 010, 1 001, 976, 897 28
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