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1.06 Order and compare 4 digit numbers

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Can you order and compare $2$2 or $3$3 digit numbers?

Enter the greater than ($>$>) or less than ($<$<) symbol in the box to make this number sentence true.

  1. $70\editable{}77$7077

Vocabulary:
  • Another word that we can use to describe the ones place is 'units'.

Learn

In this video, we order $4$4-digit numbers on a number line.

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Question 1

We want to work out which of $2$2 numbers is the largest.

  1. Which of the following number lines has $4970$4970 and $4920$4920 plotted correctly?

    49005000

    A

    49005000

    B
  2. Write the two numbers from smallest to largest.

    $\editable{}$$\editable{}$

 

Learn

In this video we look at how to order numbers from smallest to largest, using a place value table. We also look at using the symbols for 'less than' ($<$<) and 'greater than' ($>$>).

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Question 2

Arrange $2549$2549, $2459$2459, $2594$2594 from largest to smallest.

  1. $\editable{}$, $\editable{}$, $\editable{}$

 

Remember

When we use place value to order numbers, always start with the far left digit and think about the digit's place value.

Outcomes

4.NBT.A.2

Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.

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