Ordering 3-Digit Numbers
1)
a) Write the numbers shown in numerals.
b) Now, order the numbers from smallest to greatest.
smallest greatest
2) Order the numbers using the place value charts to help.
a)
H T O H T O H T O H T O H T O
2 2 0 1 9 0 5 4 0 3 1 0 6 3 0
smallest greatest
b)
H T O H T O H T O H T O H T O
4 7 0 8 9 0 9 1 0 4 6 0 9 8 0
greatest smallest
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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers
3) Write these distances in ascending order.
460m 410m 490m 480m
4) Write these heights in descending order.
978cm 973cm 970cm 975cm
5) Some of the children in class 3 collect football cards.
Sol I have 1 less Kit
I have 159 cards.
than Selma.
I have 1
Selma I have 152 cards. Josh
less than Sol.
Write the number of cards collected by the children in order from smallest to greatest.
6)
Seren I have ordered the numbers in ascending order.
239 237 235 234 233 230
Is Seren correct? Explain how you know.
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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers
1)
a) Write the numbers shown in numerals.
b) Now, order the numbers from smallest to greatest.
smallest greatest
2) Order the numbers using the place value charts to help.
a)
H T O H T O H T O H T O H T O
3 2 8 7 9 2 5 5 5 4 3 4 8 7 9
smallest greatest
b)
H T O H T O H T O H T O H T O
4 7 9 3 1 2 6 5 6 5 2 4 9 6 1
greatest smallest
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3) Write these distances in ascending order.
535m 216m 832m 487m 834m
4) Write these heights in descending order.
672cm 696cm 614cm 625cm 688m
5) Some of the children in class 3 collect football cards.
Sol I have 5 less Kit
I have 159 cards.
than Matt.
I have 1
Selma I have 151 cards. Josh
less than Sol.
Amber I have 1 more Matt
I have 155 cards.
than Selma.
a) Write the number of cards collected by the children in order from smallest to greatest.
b) Rory says, “I have more cards than Amber but less than Matt.”
How many cards might Rory have?
6)
Seren I have ordered the numbers in descending order.
939 337 735 634 233 130
Is Seren correct? Explain how you know.
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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers
1) Write the numbers shown in numerals.
Now, order the numbers from smallest to greatest.
smallest greatest
2) Order the numbers using the place value charts to help.
H T O H T O H T O H T O H T O
3 2 8 7 9 2 5 5 5 4 3 4 8 7 9
greatest smallest
3) Write these distances in ascending order.
469m 496m 436m 463m 493m
4) Write these heights in descending order.
978cm 949cm 545cm 987cm 554cm
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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers
5) Some of the children in class 3 collect football cards.
Sol I have 5 less Kit
I have 159 cards.
than Matt.
I have 10
Selma I have 151 cards. Josh
less than Sol.
Amber I have 10 more Matt
I have 155 cards.
than Selma.
a) Write the number of cards collected by the children in order from smallest to greatest.
I have more cards than b) How many cards might
Rory
Selma but less than Matt. Rory have?
6)
Seren I have ordered the numbers in descending order.
239 ? 235 234 ? 230
Work out what the missing numbers might be.
7)
To order numbers, you just have to look at the
Pedro
highest value digit in the hundreds column.
Is Pedro’s explanation correct? Explain your reasoning.
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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers Answers
1)
a) 430
510
360
280
b) 280, 360, 430, 510
2)
a) 190, 220, 310, 540, 630
b) 980, 910, 890, 470, 460
3) 410m, 460m, 480m, 490m
4) 978cm, 975cm, 973cm, 970cm
5) 151, 152, 158, 159
6) Seren is incorrect. She has ordered the numbers but they are in descending order which
is from greatest to smallest instead of smallest to greatest.
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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers Answers
1)
a) 298
611
563
196
b) 196, 298, 563, 611
2)
a) 328, 434, 555, 792, 879
b) 961, 656, 524, 479, 312
3) 216m, 487m, 535m, 832m, 834m
4) 696cm, 688cm, 672cm, 625cm, 614cm
5)
a) 150, 151, 152, 155, 158, 159
b) 153 or 154
6) Seren is not correct because 337 is not in the correct position. It should be between
634 and 233.
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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers Answers
1)
a) 301
611
613
196
b) 196, 301, 611, 613
2) 879, 792, 555, 434, 328
3) 436m, 463m, 469m, 493m, 496m
4) 987cm, 978cm, 949cm, 554cm, 545cm
5)
a) 149, 150, 151, 155, 159, 161
b) 152, 153 or 154
6) 238, 237 or 236
233, 232 or 231
7) Pedro’s explanation is not correct because if the values of the digits in the hundreds
column are equal, the numbers in the next place value column (the tens) need to
be compared.
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