Comparing Numbers

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What does the symbol '=' mean in comparing numbers?

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The symbol '=' means that the two numbers are equal in value.

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What does the symbol '>' mean in comparing numbers?

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The symbol '>' means that the number on the left is greater than the number on the right.

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What does the symbol '<' mean in comparing numbers?

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The symbol '<' means that the number on the left is less than the number on the right.

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Compare the numbers: 9876 _ 9876

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Compare the numbers: 7844 _ 3652

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Compare the numbers: 631,328 _ 640,009

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Compare the numbers: 708,561 _ 629,672

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Compare the numbers: 143,062 _ 98,643

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What is the first step in comparing two numbers?

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The first step is to look at the number of digits in each number.

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If two numbers have the same number of digits, what do you compare next?

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You compare the digits from left to right, starting with the highest place value.