Comparing and
Ordering Numbers
Lesson
4
Objectives:
Use symbols to compare
numbers.
Compare the numbers based on their
value.
Differentiate and order numbers using
place value.
Direction: Raise your R hand, if the given
number is more than 500, and L hand, if it is less
than.
36
5
Direction: Raise your R hand, if the given
number is more than 500, and L hand, if it is less
than.
23
8
Direction: Raise your R hand, if the given
number is more than 500, and L hand, if it is less
than.
67
8
Direction: Raise your R hand, if the given
number is more than 500, and L hand, if it is less
than.
49
9
Direction: Raise your R hand, if the given
number is more than 500, and L hand, if it is less
than.
55
0
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Unequal number of digits
> (greater than)
< (less than)
Equal number of digits
= (equal)
CC
C
How can we identify
which of the two numbers
has the highest value?
Place Value Table
Hundred Ten
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands Thousands
Examples:
23 and 45
Hundred Ten
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands Thousands
2 3
4 5
45 is higher than 23
Place Value Table
Hundred Ten
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands Thousands
Examples:
101 and 67
Hundred Ten
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands Thousands
1 0 1
6 7
101 is higher than 67
Place Value Table
Hundred Ten
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands Thousands
Examples:
34 and 37
Hundred Ten
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands Thousands
3 4
3 7
34 is lower than 37
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Unequal number of digits
> (greater than)
- if the numeral on the left side is larger than the
numeral on the right side.
Examples:
34 > 23 56 > 33
101 > 78 > 10
99 > 510
1 000 675 > 89
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Unequal number of digits
< (less than)
- if the numeral on the left side is larger than the
numeral on the right side.
Examples:
23 < 34 234 < 671
123 < 345 345 < 490
510 < 1 000 10 < 100
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Equal number of digits
= (equal)
- if the numbers have the same value.
Examples:
10 = 10 2+3=5
345 = 345 100 = 100
1+2=3 14 = 7 + 7
CC
Let’s have a drill!
Direction: Write the proper symbols such as <, >, or =
on the following set of numbers.
101___65
>
Direction: Write the proper symbols such as <, >, or =
on the following set of numbers.
<
40___45
Direction: Write the proper symbols such as <, >, or =
on the following set of numbers.
<
18___81
Direction: Write the proper symbols such as <, >, or =
on the following set of numbers.
=
78___78
Direction: Write the proper symbols such as <, >, or =
on the following set of numbers.
1 + 5___6
=
Direction: Write the proper symbols such as <, >, or =
on the following set of numbers.
8 + 9___
> 2+5
Build Your Skills (Set A)
Answer “Build Your
Skills” Set A test I item 1-
5 on page 21.
Build Your Skills (Set A)
Answer “Build Your
Skills” Set A test II item 6-
10 on page 22.
Build Your Skills (Set B)
Learners will answer
“Build Your Skills” Set B
test III item 11-15 on page
23.
CC
C
Questions?
Clarifications?
Homework:
Do “Challenge” Set A and
B on page 25.
