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1.04 Order and compare 4 digit numbers

Lesson

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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

3.1c

Compare and order whole numbers, each 9,999 or less

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