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6. Compare 146 and 146.

1 4 6 1 4 6

1 at the hundreds 1 at the hundreds

place place

4 at the tens place 4 at the tens place

6 at the ones place 6 at the ones place

The digits at the hundreds place, tens place and ones place are the same.
Thus, 146 = 146.

14 Write greater or smaller in the blanks. Also, put the correct symbol > or < in
the boxes.

(a) 148 is ____________ than 132 or 148 132.

(b) 123 is ____________ than 128 or 123 128.

(c) 182 is ____________ than 192 or 182 192.

(d) 176 is ____________ than 166 or 176 166.

15 Put the correct sign >, < or =.

(a) 149 150 (b) 166 106 (c) 153 135

(d) 118 181 (e) 129 129 (f) 136 119

(g) 179 197 (h) 188 188 (i) 160 106

Ordering of Numbers

• Ascending order means to write given numbers from the smallest to the
greatest.

• Descending order means to write given numbers from the greatest to the
smallest.

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