Greatest and Least Word Problems (Up to 1,000)
π₯ And the winner is... Read the stories about massive scores and giant weights to determine who gets the gold medal.
Do this: Read the concept below, then try the quiz or activity.
Concept
You know how to order numbers. Now you just have to find the numbers hidden inside a paragraph!
π― The Medal Podium: * Greatest / Highest / Most: The biggest number. (Gold Medal!). * Middle: The number in between. (Silver Medal). * Least / Lowest / Fewest: The tiniest number. (Bronze!).
Story: "Tom's pumpkin weighed 145 pounds. Sarah's weighed 210 pounds. Dave's weighed 198 pounds. Who grew the heaviest pumpkin?" * "Heaviest" means Greatest! * The numbers: 145, 210, 198. * Check the hundreds: Sarah has a 2! Everyone else has a 1. * Sarah wins!
Try it
Award the medals!
Instructions: Read the story, find the numbers, and figure out who is the Greatest or the Least.
Mystery 1: Three kids are playing a video game. Leo scored 450 points. Maya scored 802 points. Sam scored 432 points. Who had the LOWEST score? * "Lowest" means Least! * Numbers: 450, 802, 432. * Answer: _______ had the lowest score.
Mystery 2: The bakery sold 315 cookies on Friday, 480 cookies on Saturday, and 399 cookies on Sunday. On which day did they sell the MOST cookies? * Answer: _______
Mystery 3: A pilot flew 850 miles on trip A, 805 miles on trip B, and 855 miles on trip C. Which trip was the SHORTEST distance? * (Hint: Watch the Tens column! 5, 0, or 5?) * Answer: Trip ___