Comparing & Ordering Numbers — Worksheet

Name: ________________________Date: ____________Grade 2 · Math

Use the signs > (greater than), < (less than), and = (equal to). Remember: compare the tens first.

Part A · Write >, <, or = in each box

1. 34 43

2. 58 58

3. 71 67

4. 26 62

5. 90 89

6. 45 54

7. 38 38

8. 19 21

9. 77 70

10. 50 49

11. 63 66

12. 84 48

Part B · Order from smallest to largest

1. 23, 32, 13, 31 →

2. 45, 54, 44, 55 →

3. 70, 17, 71, 7 →

4. 88, 80, 89, 98 →

Part C · Order from largest to smallest

1. 36, 63, 33, 66 →

2. 90, 19, 91, 9 →

Part D · Word problems

1. Sara has 34 stickers. Ali has 43 stickers. Who has more?

2. A red box has 56 marbles and a blue box has 56 marbles. Which box has more?

3. Using the digits 7 and 2, write the greatest number and the smallest number

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Part A: 1) < 2) = 3) > 4) < 5) > 6) < 7) = 8) < 9) > 10) > 11) < 12) >

Part B: 1) 13, 23, 31, 32 2) 44, 45, 54, 55 3) 7, 17, 70, 71 4) 80, 88, 89, 98

Part C: 1) 66, 63, 36, 33 2) 91, 90, 19, 9

Part D: 1) Ali (43 > 34) 2) They are equal (56 = 56) 3) Greatest = 72, Smallest = 27