Comparing three-digit numbers means looking at the places from left to right. The number with more hundreds is greater. If the hundreds match, look at the tens, and if those match too, look at the ones. This worksheet gives eighteen pairs of numbers with a short line between them, and your child writes the symbol that fits: > means greater than, < means less than, and = means the numbers are the same.
A grey example at the top of the page shows one. Remind your child that the symbol opens towards the bigger number, like a mouth that wants the larger meal. Some pairs have the same hundreds, so the tens have to decide, and a few pairs are equal.
What your child will learn
Compare three-digit numbers by place value
Write > , < or = between two numbers
Start with the hundreds and move right if they match
Common Core standard: 2.NBT.A.4
Worked example
846 and 239: the hundreds are 8 and 2, and 8 is more, so 846 > 239.
Common mistake
Comparing the digits in the wrong order, such as looking at the ones first.
Helpful hint
Compare the hundreds first. If they match, compare the tens.