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Comparing Two-Digit Numbers Worksheets

CCSS 1.NBT.B.3
20 problems per set
Answer key included

What this skill is

Comparing two-digit numbers with the tens first, then the ones, and writing >, < or =.

When it comes up: First grade.

The mistake to watch for

Looking only at the ones digit, so 29 seems bigger than 41 because 9 is bigger than 1. The tens come first.

How to help

Say the tens out loud: 2 tens against 4 tens. The number with more tens wins; only when the tens match do you look at the ones.

Next: Place value to hundreds in second grade.

A worked example

Compare 47 and 52. Look at the tens first: 4 tens is less than 5 tens, so 47 < 52. If the tens match, as in 63 and 68, compare the ones: 3 < 8, so 63 < 68.

Words to know

compare: To look at two things and decide which is bigger, smaller or the same.
greater: Bigger in amount. 9 is greater than 4.
less: Smaller in amount. 4 is less than 9.
equal: The same amount. The sign = means "is equal to".
digit: One of the ten number symbols 0 to 9. The number 47 has two digits.

Practice

Write >, < or =.

Showing Set 1 · 20 problems

Write >, < or =: 90 ___ 22
Write >, < or =: 50 ___ 50
Write >, < or =: 59 ___ 73
Write >, < or =: 92 ___ 40
Write >, < or =: 56 ___ 56
Write >, < or =: 21 ___ 25
Write >, < or =: 13 ___ 15
Write >, < or =: 24 ___ 81
Write >, < or =: 18 ___ 18
Write >, < or =: 81 ___ 95
Write >, < or =: 42 ___ 55
Write >, < or =: 71 ___ 41
Write >, < or =: 54 ___ 40
Write >, < or =: 49 ___ 42
Write >, < or =: 15 ___ 15
Write >, < or =: 98 ___ 78
Write >, < or =: 44 ___ 97
Write >, < or =: 10 ___ 10
Write >, < or =: 42 ___ 75
Write >, < or =: 54 ___ 61

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