Comparing Ordering Numbers : āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ : Greater Than ( > ) : Less Than ( < ) : Equal To ( = )














Comparing Numbers (āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž)



  • Greater Than ( > ), āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ ( > ) : Less Than ( < ) āϏ⧰⧁ ( < ) : Equal To ( = ) āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ ( = )

  • All numbers have value. āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

  • We compare numbers to know which number is greater, smaller, or equal. āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰, āϏ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏ⧇āχāĻŸā§‹ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤



Symbols Used in Comparison : āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§ƒāϤ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš

Greater Than ( > ), āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ ( > ) : This symbol shows one number is greater than another number. (āĻāχ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āφāύ āĻāϟāĻžāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ 9 > 5 , 9 is greater than 5. (⧝, ā§Ģ āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰āĨ¤)


Less Than ( < ) āϏ⧰⧁ ( < ) : This symbol shows one number is smaller than another number. (āĻāχ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āφāύ āĻāϟāĻžāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)

Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ : 3 < 8, 3 is less than 8. (ā§Š, ā§Ž āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁āĨ¤)


Equal To ( = ) āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ ( = ) : This symbol shows both numbers are equal. (āĻāχ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)

Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ : 6 = 6 ,Both numbers are equal. (āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤)


Compare Numbers  : āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž 


1st: Line up the numbers according to place value. (āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏ⧰āĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāĻ“āĻ•āĨ¤)

4,712
4,761


2nd: Compare digits from the largest place value. (āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤)

  • Thousands place: 4 = 4 (āĻšāĻžāϜāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ: ā§Ē = ā§Ē)

  • Hundreds place: 7 = 7 (āĻļāϤāϕ⧰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ: ā§­ = ā§­)

  • Tens place: 1 < 6 (āĻĻāĻšāϕ⧰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ: ā§§ < ā§Ŧ)

  • So, 4,712 is less than 4,761. (āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡, ā§Ē,⧭⧧⧍ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§Ē,ā§­ā§Ŧā§§ āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁āĨ¤)


3rd: Use the correct symbol. (āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤)

4,712 < 4,761 : 4,712 is less than 4,761. (ā§Ē,⧭⧧⧍ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§Ē,ā§­ā§Ŧā§§ āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁āĨ¤)