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Ordering Large Numbers

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Ordering Large Numbers

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📊 Part 1: Comparing Numbers

1. Which number is the largest?

8,456

9,234

7,891

8,765

2. Which number is the smallest?

12,456

11,987

13,002

12,001

3. Fill in the correct symbol: >, < or =

a) 6,789 _____ 6,987

b) 15,432 _____ 15,432

c) 9,876 _____ 8,999

d) 23,456 _____ 24,356

4. Which statement is correct?

5,678 > 5,876

4,321 < 4,231

7,890 > 7,809

6,543 = 6,534

🔢 Part 2: Ordering Numbers

5. Order these numbers from smallest to largest:

Numbers: 18,765 • 17,892 • 19,234 • 18,567

Smallest: _____________ → _____________ → _____________ → _____________ :Largest

6. Order these numbers from largest to smallest:

Numbers: 25,678 • 24,987 • 26,123 • 25,789

Largest: _____________ → _____________ → _____________ → _____________ :Smallest

7. Real-life ordering: These are the distances in kilometres between Australian cities. Order them from shortest to longest distance:

Distances: Sydney to Melbourne: 878 km • Perth to Adelaide: 2,130 km • Brisbane to Cairns: 1,679 km • Darwin to Alice Springs: 1,498 km

🧠 Part 3: Problem Solving

8. A school is collecting bottle tops for recycling. Here are the totals from each year level:

Year 3: 8,456 bottle tops • Year 4: 9,123 bottle tops • Year 5: 7,892 bottle tops • Year 6: 8,765 bottle tops

a) Which year level collected the most bottle tops? _________________

b) Which year level collected the fewest bottle tops? _________________

c) List all year levels in order from most to least bottle tops collected:

9. Explain how you know that 14,567 is greater than 13,999 without counting:
10. Challenge: Create your own set of four 5-digit numbers and order them from smallest to largest:

My numbers: _____________ , _____________ , _____________ , _____________

Ordered from smallest to largest: _____________ → _____________ → _____________ → _____________

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