Year 5 Comparing Numbers (<, > and =) Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 place value worksheet.
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Part A: Compare
Write <, > or = in each gap. The open side of < and > faces the bigger number.
1.17 (answer space) 18
Answer: <
18 is greater than 17.
2.15 (answer space) 16
Answer: <
16 is greater than 15.
3.19 (answer space) 20
Answer: <
20 is greater than 19.
4.5 (answer space) 5
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
5.11 (answer space) 11
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
6.17 (answer space) 19
Answer: <
19 is greater than 17.
7.8 (answer space) 6
Answer: >
8 is greater than 6.
8.2 (answer space) 2
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
Part B: Order
Write the numbers from smallest to largest.
9.Order from smallest to largest: 19, 12, 3, 20
Answer: 3, 12, 19, 20
10.Order from smallest to largest: 15, 1, 2, 12
Answer: 1, 2, 12, 15
11.Order from smallest to largest: 13, 20, 15, 12
Answer: 12, 13, 15, 20
12.Order from smallest to largest: 14, 19, 3, 7
Answer: 3, 7, 14, 19
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