{"id":23,"date":"2022-04-11T14:12:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-08-19T07:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:43:03","slug":"a-7-comparing-numbers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/a-7-comparing-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"A.7 Comparing numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Comparing numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGv9JiMd4g\/MiaVeERsLIo0fqK6qHC3Wg\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGv9JiMd4g&#x2F;MiaVeERsLIo0fqK6qHC3Wg&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGv9JiMd4g&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3rd class math Comparing numbers<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-28d136ae4331e7eb05ec8e1cb71ebcde\" style=\"color:#74008b\">key notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\u2705 <strong>Learning Objective:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will learn how to compare two or more numbers using symbols like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Greater than ( &gt; )<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Less than ( &lt; )<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Equal to ( = )<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udd22 <strong>Key Concepts:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Place Value Helps Compare Numbers:<\/strong><ul><li>First compare the <strong>number of digits<\/strong>.<\/li><li>If the numbers have the same number of digits, compare the <strong>place values<\/strong> (start from the left).<\/li><\/ul>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>453 and 672 \u2192 Compare hundreds: 4 &lt; 6 \u2192 So, 453 &lt; 672<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comparison Symbols:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&gt;<\/strong> means <strong>greater than<\/strong><br><em>Example<\/em>: 89 &gt; 45<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&lt;<\/strong> means <strong>less than<\/strong><br><em>Example<\/em>: 23 &lt; 78<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>=<\/strong> means <strong>equal to<\/strong><br><em>Example<\/em>: 99 = 99<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Tips to Remember:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Think of the <strong>greater than ( &gt; )<\/strong> symbol as a crocodile mouth:<br>\ud83d\udc49 The crocodile always eats the <strong>bigger number<\/strong>! <em>Example<\/em>:<br>78 ___ 45 \u2192 78 is greater, so the crocodile eats 78 \u2192 <strong>78 &gt; 45<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Line up digits by <strong>place value<\/strong> (hundreds, tens, ones) when comparing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\u270f\ufe0f <strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Number 1<\/th><th>Number 2<\/th><th>Symbol<\/th><th>Comparison<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>325<\/td><td>512<\/td><td>&lt;<\/td><td>325 &lt; 512<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>740<\/td><td>407<\/td><td>&gt;<\/td><td>740 &gt; 407<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>999<\/td><td>999<\/td><td>=<\/td><td>999 = 999<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>870<\/td><td>8700<\/td><td>&lt;<\/td><td>870 &lt; 8700<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83e\udde9 <strong>Practice Time: Fill in the blanks with &gt;, &lt;, or =<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>426 ___ 412<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>999 ___ 1000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>678 ___ 678<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>53 ___ 35<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8,123 ___ 8,213<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udcca <strong>Using Number Line (Optional Visual):<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A number line helps to see which number is larger.<br>\ud83d\udc49 Numbers to the <strong>right<\/strong> are <strong>greater<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 Numbers to the <strong>left<\/strong> are <strong>smaller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udcce <strong>Key Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Compare<\/strong> \u2013 to look at two numbers to see which is bigger or smaller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Greater than<\/strong> <strong> ( &gt; )<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Less than<\/strong> <strong> ( &lt; )<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Equal to<\/strong> <strong>( = )<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Place value<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#edea0b\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine&nbsp;the&nbsp;symbols&nbsp;are&nbsp;an&nbsp;alligator&#8217;s&nbsp;mouth.&nbsp;The&nbsp;alligator&nbsp;always&nbsp;eats&nbsp;the&nbsp;bigger&nbsp;number!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ixl.com\/~media\/1\/DeIW1m102qh0MGk5KhltjmrvEPEICac3QKdj5yIEy8GEOZoFIXWvJjbYCNGfJuB1JQyPQHFO5nhTsLbXWhrglqqvUyEc79e2shkPRJsggu4.svg\" alt=\"First, the number 856, then the mouth of an alligator opening to the left in the shape of a greater-than sign, then the number 829. Second, the number 3,547, then the mouth of an alligator opening to the right in the shape of a less-than sign, then the number 3,582. Third, the number 10,503, then a face-on view of alligator's mouth in the shape of an equal sign, then the number 10,503 again.\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3fefd20f8ce119a518e5f53333ab5486\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d2fcf2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0ff4aeaac574de8efe628bbd7d0a21b4\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>\ud83d\uddfcWhich words make this statement true?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>40 ____ 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>is greater than<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>is less than<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">is equal to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you count, 40 comes after 36.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40 is greater than 36.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#ddd9fd\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c235ecc65279301684b79aa2c35e12f\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>\ud83d\uddfc Which words make this statement true?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>39 ____ 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>is greater than<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>is less than<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>is equal to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you count, 39 comes after 7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>39 is greater than 7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#fbd2d2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0ff4aeaac574de8efe628bbd7d0a21b4\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>\ud83d\uddfcWhich words make this statement true?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>83 ____ 83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>is greater than<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>is less than<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>is equal to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The number 83 is on both sides. Both sides are equal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>83 is equal to 83.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75713\/252\/101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-5.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-5-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/30113\/116\/851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-5.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-5-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comparing numbers 3rd class math Comparing numbers by Delta publications key notes : \u2705 Learning Objective: Students will learn how to compare two or more numbers using symbols like: \ud83d\udd22 Key Concepts: Place Value Helps Compare Numbers: First compare the number of digits. 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