Year 3 Comparing Numbers (<, > and =) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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.
1.290 (answer space) 267
Answer: >
290 is greater than 267.
2.654 (answer space) 654
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
3.326 (answer space) 267
Answer: >
326 is greater than 267.
4.31 (answer space) 69
Answer: <
69 is greater than 31.
5.450 (answer space) 406
Answer: >
450 is greater than 406.
6.979 (answer space) 1,000
Answer: <
1,000 is greater than 979.
7.878 (answer space) 862
Answer: >
878 is greater than 862.
8.930 (answer space) 858
Answer: >
930 is greater than 858.
Part B: Order
Write the numbers from smallest to largest.
9.Order from smallest to largest: 607, 164, 971, 918
Answer: 164, 607, 918, 971
10.Order from smallest to largest: 654, 543, 492, 531
Answer: 492, 531, 543, 654
11.Order from smallest to largest: 433, 456, 16, 327
Answer: 16, 327, 433, 456
12.Order from smallest to largest: 843, 161, 396, 477
Answer: 161, 396, 477, 843
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