Compare Three-Digit Numbers - 2nd Grade Math

1. Which place value do you compare first to decide if one three-digit number is larger than another?

   Compare the hundreds digits first. Start with the leftmost digit for the largest place value.

2. What symbol should you write if the first number is less than the second number?

   Write $<$. The symbol opens toward the larger number.

3. What symbol means "less than" when comparing two numbers, such as $402\ \_\ 420$?

   $<$. The pointed side faces the smaller number, pointing left means less.

4. What symbol should you write if the first number is greater than the second number?

   Write $>$. The symbol points to the smaller number.

5. What symbol makes this true: $999\ \square\ 100$?

   $>$. Compare hundreds: 9 > 1.

6. What symbol makes this true: $401\ \square\ 410$?

   $<$. Same hundreds (4), compare tens: 0 < 1.

7. What symbol makes this true: $709\ \square\ 690$?

   $>$. Compare hundreds first: 7 > 6.

8. What does the symbol $>$ mean when comparing two numbers?

   $>$ means "greater than." The open side points to the larger number.

9. What symbol makes this true: $600\ \square\ 601$?

   $<$. Same hundreds (6), same tens (0), compare ones: 0 < 1.

10. Identify the smaller number: $507$ or $570$?

    $507$. 5 hundreds < 5 hundreds with 7 tens.

11. What symbol makes this true: $820\ \square\ 802$?

    $>$. Same hundreds (8), compare tens: 2 > 0.

12. Identify the correct comparison symbol to make the statement true: $670\ \_\ 670$.

    $=$. All digits match: $6=6$, $7=7$, $0=0$.

13. What symbol means "equal to" when comparing two numbers, such as $315\ \_\ 315$?

    $=$. Shows both numbers have the same value.

14. Which symbol makes the statement true: $402\ \square\ 420$?

    $<$. Same hundreds (4), but 0 tens < 2 tens.

15. Which symbol makes the statement true: $184\ \square\ 284$?

    $<$. 1 hundred < 2 hundreds.

16. Choose the true statement using $>$, $<$, or $=$: $299\ \_\ 302$.

    $299 < 302$. Hundreds: $2 < 3$, making the statement true.

17. Identify the correct comparison symbol to make the statement true: $538\ \_\ 583$.

    $<$. Compare tens: $3 < 8$, so $538 < 583$.

18. What is the correct comparison using symbols: $312$ compared to $298$?

    $312 > 298$. Compare hundreds: 3 > 2.

19. What does the hundreds digit tell you when comparing two three-digit numbers?

    It tells how many hundreds; the larger hundreds digit makes the larger number. Hundreds place has the greatest value, so compare it first.

20. Which symbol makes the statement true: $305\ \square\ 350$?

    $<$. 3 hundreds < 3 hundreds with 5 tens.

21. What is the correct comparison using symbols: $560$ compared to $560$?

    $560 = 560$. All three digits match, so they're equal.

22. Find the missing digit that makes the statement true: $6\_1 = 681$.

    $d=8$. Middle digit must be $8$ to match $681$.

23. Identify the error: A student wrote $478 > 487$. Which symbol makes the comparison correct?

    $<$. Tens: $7 < 8$, so $478 < 487$ is correct.

24. What symbol makes this true: $300\ \square\ 299$?

    $>$. 300 has 3 hundreds while 299 has only 2 hundreds.

25. Which symbol makes the statement true: $608\ \square\ 608$?

    $=$. Both numbers are identical.

26. Identify the correct comparison symbol to make the statement true: $405\ \_\ 450$.

    $<$. Compare tens: $0 < 5$, so $405 < 450$.

27. Which symbol makes the statement true: $670\ \square\ 678$?

    $<$. Same hundreds and tens, but 0 < 8 in ones place.

28. Which place value should you compare first when comparing $3$-digit numbers?

    Compare the hundreds place first. Hundreds determine the size most in 3-digit numbers.

29. What place value do you compare if the hundreds and tens digits match in two three-digit numbers?

    Compare the ones digits. Check ones only when both hundreds and tens match.

30. Which symbol makes the statement true: $560\ \square\ 506$?

    $>$. Same hundreds (5), but 6 tens > 0 tens.

31. What does the symbol $<$ mean when comparing two numbers?

    $<$ means "less than." The pointed side points to the smaller number.

32. Which symbol makes the statement true: $431\ \square\ 439$?

    $<$. Same hundreds and tens, but 1 < 9 in ones place.

33. What symbol makes this true: $275\ \square\ 257$?

    $>$. Same hundreds (2), compare tens: 7 > 5.

34. Which symbol makes the statement true: $719\ \square\ 702$?

    $>$. Same hundreds (7), but 1 ten > 0 tens.

35. Which number is less: $808$ or $880$?

    $808$. Compare tens: $0 < 8$, making $808$ smaller.

36. What place value do you compare if the hundreds and tens digits are equal in two $3$-digit numbers?

    Compare the ones place. When hundreds and tens match, ones place decides.

37. What is the correct comparison using symbols: $407$ compared to $470$?

    $407 < 470$. Same hundreds (4), compare tens: 0 < 7.

38. What should you compare next if two three-digit numbers have the same hundreds and tens digits?

    Compare the ones digits. When hundreds and tens match, ones place breaks the tie.

39. What symbol makes this true: $530\ \square\ 503$?

    $>$. Same hundreds (5), compare tens: 3 > 0.

40. What symbol means "greater than" when comparing two numbers, such as $700\ \_\ 650$?

    $>$. The open side faces the larger number, pointing right means greater.

41. What place value do you compare if the hundreds digits are equal in two $3$-digit numbers?

    Compare the tens place. When hundreds match, tens place breaks the tie.

42. Which symbol makes the statement true: $472\ \square\ 469$?

    $>$. Same hundreds (4), but 7 tens > 6 tens.

43. Which symbol makes the statement true: $210\ \square\ 201$?

    $>$. Same hundreds (2), but 1 ten > 0 tens.

44. Identify the correct comparison symbol to make the statement true: $764\ \_\ 746$.

    $>$. Compare tens: $6 > 4$, so $764 > 746$.

45. What symbol makes this true: $640\ \square\ 640$?

    $=$. All digits are the same, so the numbers are equal.

46. What place value do you compare next if the hundreds digits are the same in two three-digit numbers?

    Compare the tens digits next. Move right to tens when hundreds are equal.

47. Which number is less: $731$ or $713$?

    $713$. Compare tens: $1 < 3$, making $713$ smaller.

48. What symbol should you write if two numbers have the same value?

    Write $=$. Equal sign shows both numbers are identical.

49. What should you compare next if two three-digit numbers have the same hundreds digit?

    Compare the tens digits. When hundreds are equal, tens place determines which is larger.

50. Which number is greater: $312$ or $321$?

    $321$. Compare ones: $2 > 1$, so $321 > 312$.

51. Which symbol makes the statement true: $999\ \square\ 100$?

    $>$. 9 hundreds > 1 hundred.

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