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3rd grade math · Unit 3: Place value to 10,000

Comparing on a number line

What this lesson shows

3,790 and 3,809 on a line by 100s, then from the biggest place down.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 3,790 ○ 3,980. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Line them up
  2. Biggest place first
  3. Farther right is bigger
  4. Write < or >

Helping at home

Write one number under the other, lined up from the ones. Compare from the biggest place down until the digits differ. On a number line, the bigger number sits farther right.

If your kid gets stuck

Line them up from the ones.

Watch it with Lux

With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.

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