Video Transcript
Order the following numbers from
greatest to least.
In this question, we’re shown three
four-digit numbers, and we have to order these numbers from the greatest to the
least. Let’s use a place value table to
help us compare our three four-digit numbers. Our first number has three 1,000s,
four 100s, no 10s, and eight ones. This is the number 3,408. Our second number also has three
1,000s. It has five 100s, four 10s, and no
ones. It’s the number 3,540. Our final four-digit number also
has three 1,000s. It has three 100s, eight 10s, and
no ones.
We’re looking for the greatest
number. We could start by comparing the
thousands digits. But that’s not going to help us
very much because each of our numbers has three 1,000s. Let’s move into the hundreds
column. Which of our numbers has the most
amount of hundreds, four 100s, five 100s, or three 100s? Five 100s are worth more than four
100s or three 100s, so the greatest number is 3,540. Which of our two remaining numbers
is the greatest, 3,408 or 3,380? We already know that both numbers
have the same amount of thousands. So again, we’re going to have to
compare the hundreds digits. And we know that four 100s are
worth more than three 100s. 3,408 is greater than 3,380.
We’ve ordered the numbers from
greatest to least. The correct order is 3,540, 3,408,
and 3,380.
