Practice comparing 3-digit numbers using hundreds, tens, and ones, then order numbers from least to greatest or greatest to least.
Read each problem carefully. Use place value to compare the numbers. Show your work in the space provided.
Use place value to compare, order, and explain numbers
Math - Grade 2-3
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Compare the numbers. Write <, >, or = in the blank: 426 ___ 462.
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Which number is greater: 718 or 781? Explain how you know.
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Order these numbers from least to greatest: 305, 350, 315.
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Order these numbers from greatest to least: 684, 648, 846.
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Look at the base-ten blocks. Number A has 5 hundreds, 3 tens, and 8 ones. Number B has 5 hundreds, 6 tens, and 1 one. Which number is greater?
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Compare the numbers. Write <, >, or = in the blank: 909 ___ 990.
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Circle the smallest number: 472, 427, 724, 247.
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Fill in the blanks to order the numbers from least to greatest: 619, 691, 601, 610. ____ , ____ , ____ , ____
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A class collected 236 cans on Monday, 263 cans on Tuesday, and 326 cans on Wednesday. Which day had the greatest number of cans collected?
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Use the number line to answer. Which number is closer to 500: 489 or 521?
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Compare the numbers. Write <, >, or = in the blank: 777 ___ 777.
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Order these numbers from greatest to least: 120, 210, 201, 102.
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Look at the place value chart. Number A is shown as 4 hundreds, 8 tens, and 0 ones. Number B is shown as 4 hundreds, 0 tens, and 8 ones. Compare Number A and Number B.
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Mia wrote the numbers 563, 536, and 653. Put the numbers in order from least to greatest.
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A number has 8 hundreds, 2 tens, and 9 ones. Another number has 8 hundreds, 9 tens, and 2 ones. Which number is less?