Year 2 Comparing Numbers (<, > and =) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 place value worksheet.
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Part A: Compare
Write <, > or = in each gap. The open side of < and > faces the bigger number.
1.248 (answer space) 789
Answer: <
789 is greater than 248.
2.5,906 (answer space) 5,703
Answer: >
5,906 is greater than 5,703.
3.5,237 (answer space) 5,995
Answer: <
5,995 is greater than 5,237.
4.3,919 (answer space) 3,129
Answer: >
3,919 is greater than 3,129.
5.9,566 (answer space) 9,566
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
6.3,586 (answer space) 4,300
Answer: <
4,300 is greater than 3,586.
7.201 (answer space) 951
Answer: <
951 is greater than 201.
8.2,890 (answer space) 2,315
Answer: >
2,890 is greater than 2,315.
Part B: Order
Write the numbers from smallest to largest.
9.Order from smallest to largest: 9,050, 746, 1,197, 2,557
Answer: 746, 1,197, 2,557, 9,050
10.Order from smallest to largest: 3,216, 7,515, 676, 83
Answer: 83, 676, 3,216, 7,515
11.Order from smallest to largest: 8,455, 9,183, 2,288, 6,178
Answer: 2,288, 6,178, 8,455, 9,183
12.Order from smallest to largest: 9,965, 3,285, 3,038, 2,200
Answer: 2,200, 3,038, 3,285, 9,965
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