Comparing Numbers More Less Equal — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which number is the greatest: 3, 7, 5?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 5
D) 1
Seven is greater than three and five, so seven is the largest of these numbers.
2. Which number is the least: 6, 2, 9?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 9
D) 4
Two is smaller than six and nine, so two is the least number in this set.
3. Lily has 4 stickers. Max has 8. Who has more?
A) Lily
B) Same
C) Max
D) Nobody
Eight is greater than four, so Max has more stickers than Lily in this story.
4. Order from least to greatest: 5, 2, 8.
A) 8, 5, 2
B) 5, 2, 8
C) 2, 8, 5
D) 2, 5, 8
Two is least, then five, then eight, so the order from least is two, five, eight.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The greatest of 1, 4, 9 is 9.
Nine is bigger than one and four, so nine is the greatest number of the three.
2. The least of 6, 3, 8 is 3.
Three is smaller than six and eight, so three is the least value here.
3. Order least to greatest: 7, 2, 5. First is 2.
Two is the smallest of seven, two, and five, so it goes first in the order.
4. Sam has 3 toys. Joy has 6. Joy has more.
Six is greater than three, so Joy has more toys than Sam does in this problem.
5. Compare 10 and 7. 10 is greater than 7.
Greater means bigger, and ten is the bigger number when compared with seven.