🔵 Comparing Whole Numbers Day 16
Comparing Whole Numbers
Introduction
Marvelous Mathematicians! Comparing whole numbers in different contexts or situations is a highly important life skill that you will utilize. We have been using place value and place value charts as strategies to compare values using <, >, or =. Remembering these tools, look at the situations presented in this lesson as situations in which mathematicians would compare whole numbers.
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Independent Practice: Compare the Two Numbers
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Directions: Read and compare each of the word problems below. Explain your reasoning using words, pictures, or numbers. Submit a photo of your work!
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The street where Jamie lives is 4,672 feet long, and the street where Eric lives is 8,193 feet long. Which street is shorter? |
Jamie’s class sold 1,862 tickets for the school raffle and Eric’s class sold 2,139 tickets. Whose class sold more tickets? |
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Jamie’s class went to Telescope Peak in Death Valley National Park on Wednesday and there were 1,049 visitors. Eric’s class went on Friday, when there were 1,204 visitors. On which day did more people visit? |
The school bus drove up Telescope Peak to 8,133 feet above sea level. Then the students climbed further up on foot. Jamie climbed up to 8,689 feet. Eric climbed up to 8,722 feet. Who climbed higher? |
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A company tracked their quarterly sales. The company sold 7,348 units in March, 8,382 units in June, 6,943 units in September, and 9,348 units in December. During which month did the company sell the least? A March B September C June D December |
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