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Compare and order numbers to 1000
Ordering means arranging numbers from smallest to largest, or the other way.
How to do it
- Compare how many digits each number has.
- Same digits: compare from the left.
- For decimals, line up the points first.
Worked example
961, 369, 220 smallest to largest
Put them on a number line: further right is bigger.
220, 369, 961
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