Grade 5 · Math · Lesson 2

Compare and Order Whole Numbers

When you compare whole numbers, you decide which is bigger, which is smaller, or whether they are the same. Line up the digits by place value and start at the greatest place. The first place where the digits differ tells you which number is greater.

What this lesson teaches

1Compare multi-digit whole numbers using <, >, =
2Order a set of whole numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least
3Locate large whole numbers on a number line
4Justify a comparison by naming the first place value where digits differ

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