Comparing numbers up to 100
Who is bigger? 🤔 Let's become number detectives and learn to compare numbers up to 100 using cool symbols like > (greater than), < (less than), and = (equal to)! 🕵️♂️
Concept
Comparing numbers means looking at two numbers and figuring out which one is bigger, which one is smaller, or if they are the same size. We use special symbols to show this. **The Symbols:** * **>** is the **greater than** symbol. Think of it like an alligator's mouth that always wants to eat the bigger number! 🐊 So, 5 > 3 means "5 is greater than 3". * **<** is the **less than** symbol. The smaller number goes on the pointy side. So, 3 < 5 means "3 is less than 5". * **=** is the **equal to** symbol. This means the numbers on both sides are the exact same value. **How to Compare Two-Digit Numbers:** 1. **Look at the tens place first.** The number with more tens is the bigger number. For example, in **4**5 and **2**9, 4 tens is more than 2 tens, so 45 > 29. 2. **If the tens are the same, look at the ones place.** If you are comparing 6**8** and 6**2**, the tens are the same (both have 6 tens). So, you look at the ones. 8 is bigger than 2, so 68 > 62. **Key Idea:** Always start by comparing the digit in the tens place. Only look at the ones place if the tens are equal!
Try it
Practice: Comparing numbers up to 100.