Compare numbers up to one billion

Learning Objectives Identify the place value of digits in numbers up to one billion. Use the symbols >, <, and = correctly to compare two multi-digit numbers. Compare two numbers by first checking the number of digits. Compare two numbers with the same number of digits by comparing digits from left to right. Order a set of three or more numbers up to one billion from least to greatest. Order a set of three or more numbers up to one billion from greatest to least. Apply number comparison skills to solve word problems. Which planet is farther from the Sun: Jupiter at 778,500,000 km or Saturn at 1,434,000,000 km? 🪐 Let's learn how to find out! In this lesson, you will become an expert at comparing very large numbers, all the way up to one billion. Knowing how to...

TermDefinitionExample Place ValueThe value of a digit based on its position in a number. Each place is 10 times greater than the place to its right.In the number 245,800,100, the digit 4 is in the ten millions place, so its value is 40,000,000. DigitAny of the numerals from 0 to 9 that are used to form numbers.The number 1,234,567 has seven digits. Greater Than (>)A symbol used to show that the first number has a larger value than the second number.9,500 > 9,499 Less Than (<)A symbol used to show that the first number has a smaller value than the second number.120,000,000 < 121,000,000 Equal To (=)A symbol used to show that two numbers or quantities have the same value.500,000 + 1 = 500,001 BillionThe number 1,000,000,000. It is a 1 followed by nine zeros, and it comes after t...

The Digit Count Rule If Number A has more digits than Number B, then Number A > Number B. This is the first and fastest check. Before comparing any digits, simply count how many digits are in each number. The number with more digits is always greater. The Left-to-Right Scan Rule If two numbers have the same number of digits, compare them digit by digit from left to right. Let $d_A$ be a digit from Number A and $d_B$ be a digit from Number B at the same place value. The first place where $d_A \neq d_B$ determines which number is greater. Use this rule when two numbers are the same length. Line them up and start at the largest place value (the far left). Move to the right until you find a place where the digits are different. The number with the larger digit in that place i...