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1.06 Order and compare 4 digit numbers

Lesson

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

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

  1. $$7077

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

Learn

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

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Question 1

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

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

    49005000

    A

    49005000

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

    $$$$

 

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

  1. $$, $$, $$

 

Remember

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

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