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Comparing numbers looks trivial until the two numbers have different digit counts or share a leading digit. The method that scales is comparing left to right, place by place, and stopping at the first difference.

Grade 1 Grade 2 Standard 2.NBT.A.4

Worksheet

Comparing Numbers

Name:Date:Score:

  1. 16986 3678
  2. 22824 4717
  3. 32292 2802
  4. 45035 9151
  5. 51509 5525
  6. 67742 2618
  7. 71323 6736
  8. 88856 4914
  9. 98022 3858
  10. 105834 176
  11. 119992 7333
  12. 125765 8935
  13. 135640 5640
  14. 145742 1718
  15. 159979 3010
  16. 162022 9545
  17. 175288 7867
  18. 187255 7924
  19. 197517 8577
  20. 204560 7299
  21. 211137 1137
  22. 223774 3774
  23. 234584 4584
  24. 241936 2484

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Answer key (24 answers)
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What to watch for when you grade this sheet

One thing that helps

The symbol points at the smaller number. That phrasing sticks better than the alligator mouth, and it survives into inequalities later.

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