Compare Two-Digit Numbers Using >, =, <

Students will compare two two-digit numbers by examining their tens and ones digits and record the comparison using the symbols >, =, and <. Students understand that the tens digit is compared first and ones are only compared when tens are equal.

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Grade 1 · Comparing and Computing with Two-Digit Numbers · question 1 of 3

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Which is greater: 67 or 76?

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Compare tens first.

Fewer tens means a smaller number.

Read it: Compare: tens first

58 or 63? Look at the tens first: 6 tens is more than 5 tens, so 63 is greater, even though 8 ones is more than 3.

Compare the tens.
If the tens are not the same, the number with more tens is greater.
If the tens are the same, compare the ones: 47 > 42.

A ten is more than any number of loose ones, up to 9.

So the tens decide first.

The ones decide only when the tens are the same.

Compare the tens first. Only on the same tens, compare the ones.

Saying 58 is greater because 8 is more than 3.

Look at the tens first: 6 tens beat 5 tens, so 63 is greater.

Which is greater: 39 or 41? — 41. Compare the tens first: 41 has more tens.

47 vs 52

Today we'll compare two-digit numbers using greater than, less than, or equal.

Let's compare forty-seven and fifty-two. Which one is bigger?

Each number has a tens digit and a ones digit.

Always check the tens digit first.

Four tens make forty. Five tens make fifty.

Five tens is more than four tens, so fifty-two is the bigger number.

Grade 1 · Use >, =, or < to compare

We write forty-seven is less than fifty-two using the less-than sign.

Forty-seven is less than fifty-two. The pointy end always points to the smaller number.

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