Key learning points

1. To compare two numbers, you compare digits with the same place value, starting with the largest place-value digit
2. If the whole numbers and tenths are the same, look at the value of the hundredths digit to compare and order

Keywords

• Compare - When you compare, you look for similarities and differences in an object or value.

• Place value - The value of a digit in a number based on where it is placed.

• Order - Putting numbers or objects in position based on a set rule.

• Ascending - When items are arranged from smallest to largest.

• Descending - When items are arranged from largest to smallest.

Common misconception