Welcome to 3-Digit Comparing Numbers Mini-Game – A Fun Way to Learn Math!
Hey there, number explorer! 🌟 Are you ready to go on a fun adventure with numbers? Today, we’re going to learn how to compare whole numbers—those are the numbers we use every day like 25, 99, 716, and more! When we compare numbers, we’re trying to figure out which number is bigger, which one is smaller. It’s like a number race!
Let’s start with some 2-digit numbers. Imagine 68 and 15 are running in a race. Who do you think is ahead? That’s right—68 is greater than 15! We can write that like this: 68 > 15. That funny symbol “>” means “greater than.” It’s like a hungry alligator mouth 🐊 that always wants to eat the bigger number!
Now let’s try comparing 3-digit numbers to 2-digit numbers. Here’s a tricky one: 25 < 862. Even though 25 is a cool number, 862 is much bigger—it’s in the hundreds! When you see a 3-digit number and a 2-digit number, the 3-digit number is almost always bigger.
You can think of it like this: 2-digit numbers are little kids, and 3-digit numbers are big kids! Big kids usually win in a number race. So when you see 716 < 999, you know 716 is still a big number, but 999 is even bigger—almost at 1,000!
So next time you’re comparing numbers, remember to look at how many digits they have and who’s really the biggest. And don’t forget—our hungry alligator always wants to munch on the bigger number! 🐊💚
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