Max Maths, Year 3, Learn together, Comparing and ordering numbers up to 1000 (4)

In a Year 3 maths lesson from Max Maths, students learn to compare and order numbers up to 1000, with a practical example involving money in a bank. Han, Padma, and Samir have different amounts of money, and the task is to arrange these amounts from the smallest to the greatest. The amounts to be compared are $174 for Han, $223 for Padma, and $163 for Samir. To facilitate understanding, the lesson suggests placing these amounts into a place-value chart, which helps to break down the numbers into ones, tens, and hundreds, making it easier for students to compare the values.

The comparison starts with the hundreds place, where Padma's amount has 2 hundreds, which is more than the 1 hundred in Han's and Samir's amounts. Therefore, Padma has the most money. The next step is to compare the tens place for Han and Samir, since Padma already has the highest amount. Han has 7 tens while Samir has 6 tens, indicating that Samir has the least amount of money. With these comparisons, students can confidently arrange the amounts in ascending order. The final arrangement from smallest to greatest is Samir's $163, followed by Han's $174, and Padma's $223 being the greatest.