Comparing Numbers More Less Equal — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which number is the greatest: 4, 9, 6?
A) 9
B) 6
C) 4
D) 8
Nine is greater than four and six, so nine is the largest number in this set.
2. Which number is the least: 7, 5, 1?
A) 7
B) 1
C) 5
D) 3
One is smaller than seven and five, so one is the least value listed here.
3. Ben has 9 cars. Mia has 5. Who has fewer?
A) Ben
B) Same
C) Mia
D) Nobody
Five is less than nine, so Mia has fewer cars than Ben in the story problem.
4. Order from greatest to least: 3, 8, 6.
A) 3, 6, 8
B) 8, 3, 6
C) 6, 8, 3
D) 8, 6, 3
Eight is greatest, then six, then three, so the order is eight, six, three.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The greatest of 2, 7, 5 is 7.
Seven is greater than two and five, so seven is the largest among them all.
2. The least of 9, 4, 6 is 4.
Four is smaller than nine and six, so four is the least value of the three.
3. Order greatest to least: 1, 8, 3. First is 8.
Eight is the biggest of one, eight, and three, so it goes first in the order.
4. Tia has 7 pens. Lee has 2. Lee has fewer.
Two is less than seven, so Lee has fewer pens than Tia in this story problem.
5. Compare 5 and 9. 5 is less than 9.
Less means smaller, and five is smaller than nine when we compare these two.