Year 3 Comparing Numbers (<, > and =) Worksheet — Level 3 — 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.
1.7,899 (answer space) 7,468
Answer: >
7,899 is greater than 7,468.
2.8,023 (answer space) 8,425
Answer: <
8,425 is greater than 8,023.
3.2,100 (answer space) 2,100
Answer: =
The numbers are the same.
4.3,097 (answer space) 3,698
Answer: <
3,698 is greater than 3,097.
5.9,621 (answer space) 9,474
Answer: >
9,621 is greater than 9,474.
6.3,253 (answer space) 2,588
Answer: >
3,253 is greater than 2,588.
7.958 (answer space) 548
Answer: >
958 is greater than 548.
8.4,958 (answer space) 4,556
Answer: >
4,958 is greater than 4,556.
Part B: Order
Write the numbers from smallest to largest.
9.Order from smallest to largest: 1,764, 249, 482, 2,228
Answer: 249, 482, 1,764, 2,228
10.Order from smallest to largest: 1,575, 6,689, 9,914, 7,193
Answer: 1,575, 6,689, 7,193, 9,914
11.Order from smallest to largest: 7,694, 8,697, 1,850, 9,682
Answer: 1,850, 7,694, 8,697, 9,682
12.Order from smallest to largest: 7,721, 3,172, 6,624, 4,860
Answer: 3,172, 4,860, 6,624, 7,721
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