Max Maths, Year 4, Learn together, Comparing and ordering numbers up to 10000 (5)

In a Year 4 mathematics lesson from Max Maths, pupils learn to compare and order numbers up to 10,000. They are presented with an exercise to arrange a set of numbers from the greatest to the smallest. The numbers given for comparison are 4,113, 4,106, and 4,103. To determine the order, students start by comparing the digits in the thousands place, which are the same for all three numbers. They then move on to the hundreds place, where the digits are again identical.

As the digits in the thousands and hundreds places do not differ, the students then compare the tens place. They find that 4,113 has 1 ten, which is greater than the 0 tens in 4,106 and 4,103. This makes 4,113 the greatest number. To find the smallest number, they compare the ones place of the remaining two numbers, where 4,106 has 6 ones and 4,103 has 3 ones. Consequently, 4,103 is identified as the smallest number. The exercise concludes with the numbers being arranged in descending order: 4,113 > 4,106 > 4,103, from the greatest to the smallest. This ordering is also visually represented on a number line to enhance understanding. The lesson directs students to continue their practice on workbook pages 19 to 20.