Vocabulary & Symbols
What is the definition of place value?
The value given to the place a digit has in a number.
True or false: The number with more digits has the larger value
True
When comparing 2 numbers if one of the numbers has more digits than the other number. This means the number with more digits has the larger value.
An orchard in Maine has 5,287 apple trees. An orchard in Vermont has 5,729 trees. Use <, >, or = to write a comparison between the number of trees in each orchard.
5,287 < 5,729
complete by writing <, =, or >
2,643____ 2,643
2,643 = 2,643
5 x 5
25
What is the symbol below?
=
equal to
Why do we begin in the place value furthest to the left when we compare numbers?
Because it has the greatest value
Celia bought 3 bags of 4 hamburger buns and 3 bags of 8 hot dog buns. How many hamburger and hot dog buns did Celia buy?
36
complete by writing <, =, or >
22,240___ 2,224
22,240 > 2,224
6 x 4
24
What is the definition of greater than symbol?
>
A symbol that points away from a greater number or expression >
True or false: Can you use a place value chart to help you compare numbers?
True
A place value chart can help you understand the value of each digit which will help you determine greater than, less than, or equal to.
The Illinoian Stage began about 300,000 years ago. The Wolstonian Stage began about 352,000 years ago. Compare 300,000 to 352,000.
300,000 < 352,000
complete by writing <, =, or >
999,999 ____ 1,000,000
999,999 < 1,000,000
7 x 7
49
What is the symbol below?
<
less than
What is a strategy we can use to compare numbers?
Stacking
In 2010, the population of Alaska was 710,231. Write this number in expanded form, and write the number name.
700,000 + 10,000 + 200 + 30 + 1
complete by writing <, =, or >
19,219 ____ 1,921
19,219 > 1,921
11 x 11
121
How do you use place value to compare numbers?
We use place value to compare numbers by stacking the numbers. We begin in the furthest left place value and look at each digit until we see a digit has a different value.
We use place value to help us understand the value of the digits to compare to determine which is greater than, less than, or equal to.
Where can you find the "Comparing numbers anchor chart"?
In google classroom under classwork.
Explain how you know 437,160 is greater than 43,716
I know 437,160 is greater than 43,716 because has more digits so it has a larger value. Also 437,160 has digits int he hundred thousands place and 43,716 has digits that are in the ten thousands place, which is 10 times less.
complete by writing <, =, or >
22,873 ___ 22,774
22, 873 > 22, 774
12 x 9
108