Year 3 Comparing Numbers (<, > and =) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 3 place value worksheet.
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Part A: Compare
Write <, > or = in each gap. The open side of < and > faces the bigger number.
1.46 (answer space) 46
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
2.31 (answer space) 34
Answer: <
34 is greater than 31.
3.53 (answer space) 48
Answer: >
53 is greater than 48.
4.49 (answer space) 39
Answer: >
49 is greater than 39.
5.66 (answer space) 60
Answer: >
66 is greater than 60.
6.45 (answer space) 45
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
7.69 (answer space) 62
Answer: >
69 is greater than 62.
8.49 (answer space) 54
Answer: <
54 is greater than 49.
Part B: Order
Write the numbers from smallest to largest.
9.Order from smallest to largest: 82, 29, 15, 4
Answer: 4, 15, 29, 82
10.Order from smallest to largest: 17, 75, 16, 85
Answer: 16, 17, 75, 85
11.Order from smallest to largest: 76, 79, 7, 42
Answer: 7, 42, 76, 79
12.Order from smallest to largest: 42, 21, 30, 93
Answer: 21, 30, 42, 93
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