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Grade 2 Math · Chapter 3 · Lesson 8

Practice Worksheet

Using Greater Than and Less Than

Write your comparison with a symbol.

10 problems · about 12 minutes · 2.NBT.A.4

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Figure — use these to answer the problems

Compare the blocks, then choose the symbol that makes it true.
Left
375
Right
428

375 is less than 428.

Left375
Right428
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

3 problems

  1. From “Comparing Three-Digit Numbers”

    Which is greater, 548 or 584?

    Answer

  2. From “What Zero Means”

    7 hundreds, 0 tens and 2 ones is which number?

    Answer

  3. From “Three Ways to Write a Number”

    400 + 70 + 5 in digits?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

  1. Which symbol makes this true: 415 ? 451

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  2. Which is the smallest: 620, 602, or 260?

    Answer

  3. Which symbol makes this true: 289 ? 305

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Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

1 problem

  1. Which symbol makes this true: 736 ? 729

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Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

3 problems

  1. Which is largest: 390, 309, or 399?

    Answer

  2. Making It True

    Which symbol makes this true: 640 ? 640

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  3. Putting Them in Order

    Which is the smallest: 512, 481, or 508?

    Answer