Comparing Numbers with Base-Ten Blocks

The video tutorial explains how to compare numbers using place value. It first compares the numbers 32 and 42, showing that 42 is greater because it has more tens. Then, it compares 115 and 118, demonstrating that 118 is greater due to having more ones. The tutorial uses place value charts and base 10 blocks to illustrate these comparisons.

Which number has more tens, 32 or 42?

• 32

• Cannot be determined

• 42

• Both have the same

What is the place value that makes 42 greater than 32?

• Ones

• Tens

• Hundreds

• Thousands

Which number is greater, 32 or 42?

• 32

• Information not sufficient

• 42

• Both are equal

In comparing 115 and 118, which place value is different?

• Hundreds

• Tens

• Ones

• All are the same

Which number is greater, 115 or 118?

• Both are equal

• 118

• 115

• Cannot be determined

If two numbers have the same hundreds and tens, what determines which is greater?

• Tens place

• Hundreds place

• All of the above

• Ones place