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Comparing Numbers

Exit ticket · Pip's Number Garden · 2nd grade (2.NBT.A.4)

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How to compare: Start with the hundreds. If they are the same, look at the tens, then the ones. Write the sign in the circle. Then finish the sentence.

> is greater than < is less than = is equal to
  1. 452425
    Which place decides?
    is .
  2. 308380
    Which place decides?
    is .
  3. 617617
    Which place decides?
    is .
  4. 739829
    Which place decides?
    is .

For the teacher: what each problem checks

  • 1. Same hundreds, so the tens decide.
  • 2. A zero in the tens. Students who skip it often choose the wrong sign.
  • 3. Every place matches, so the numbers are equal.
  • 4. The hundreds decide, and the answer is less than.

Next step

  • 4 of 4: ready for the next level.
  • 3 of 4: almost there. Check which place they missed.
  • 2 or fewer: practice the hundreds first. Cover the tens and ones, then add them back.
  • Right sign, wrong words? Have them say the sentence out loud before they write the sign.

Answers: 1. 452 > 425 (tens) · 2. 308 < 380 (tens) · 3. 617 = 617 · 4. 739 < 829 (hundreds). A portfolio concept by Tshwjxeeb Vaaj.