Worked Example 1
Compare Using Place Value
Compare 482,190 and 428,910.
- 1Hundred thousands: both have 4.
- 2Ten thousands: 8 is greater than 2.
- 3So 482,190 is greater.
Answer: 482,190 > 428,910
Florida Grade 4 Math · Number Sense and Operations
MA.4.NSO.1.3: Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 1,000,000
What this Grade 4 benchmark means, worked examples, common mistakes, and a free printable worksheet.
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What Is Benchmark MA.4.NSO.1.3?
Students plot, order, and compare whole numbers up to 1,000,000 using scaled number lines and place value, and write comparisons with <, >, or =.
Compare from the greatest place value: hundred thousands, then ten thousands, then thousands, and so on, until the digits are different.
Official benchmarkPlot, order and compare multi-digit whole numbers up to 1,000,000.
On the FAST test: part of the Grade 4 reporting category Number Sense and Operations with Whole Numbers, which is about 31–37% of the test.
Worked Examples
Worked Example 2
Order Three Numbers
Order 65,300; 56,300; and 65,030 from least to greatest.
- 1Ten thousands: 5 is less than 6, so 56,300 is the least.
- 265,300 and 65,030 have the same ten thousands and thousands. Compare hundreds: 3 > 0.
- 3So 65,030 < 65,300.
Answer: 56,300; 65,030; 65,300
Common Mistakes to Watch For
Comparing first digits when numbers have different lengths
Wrong:98,765 > 102,345 because 9 > 1
102,345 has a hundred thousands digit; 98,765 does not. 98,765 < 102,345.
Skipping a place when comparing
Wrong:305,412 < 305,098 because 9 > 4
Compare place by place: the hundreds are 4 and 0, and 4 > 0. So 305,412 > 305,098.
Helpful Math Tip
Stack the numbers so the commas line up. Then compare the digits one column at a time from left to right.
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