Lesson · Grade 4 · Mathematics
Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 10 000
- Grade 4
- Mathematics
- 1 min 27 s
- British Columbia
- BC4-MA-02
The numbers 4725, 3986 and 4752 go into a place value chart, and a highlight moves across the columns from the left, starting with the thousands: 3986 has only 3 thousands, so it is the smallest, and 4725 and 4752 have the same thousands and hundreds, so the tens decide (2 < 5). The numbers are then written in order, 3986 < 4725 < 4752, and the video ends on the recap: line up the places, then compare the digits from the left, starting with the thousands.
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The question this lesson answers
Let's put 4725, 3986 and 4752 in order, from smallest to biggest.
Write them in a place value chart, so the places line up.
Transcript
What the lesson says
Let's put 4725, 3986 and 4752 in order, from smallest to biggest.
Write them in a place value chart, so the places line up.
Compare the digits from the left, starting with the thousands.
3986 has 3 thousands, which is less than 4 thousands.
So 3986 is the smallest.
Even with 9 hundreds, 3986 is less than 4000.
4725 and 4752 both have 4 thousands, so compare the hundreds.
They both have 7 hundreds, so compare the tens.
2 tens is less than 5 tens.
So 4725 is less than 4752.
The tens decide it, so there is no need to check the ones.
From smallest to biggest, the order is 3986, 4725, 4752.
Line up the places, then compare the digits from the left, starting with the thousands.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 4
Mathematics, Number: number concepts to 10 000BC4-MA-02
Previous: Place Value to 10 000: Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and OnesNext: Tenths and Hundredths: 3/10 = 0.3 and 45/100 = 0.45
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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