2nd Grade Comparing 3-Digit Numbers Worksheet
Compare three-digit numbers with >, <, or =, starting from the hundreds place.
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- Review
- Intervention
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- Grade
- 2nd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Comparing Numbers
- Topic
- comparing three-digit numbers
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 12 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, morning work, centers, review, intervention
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will compare three-digit numbers using >, <, and = by comparing place values from left to right.
- Comparing the hundreds, then tens, then ones
- Using the symbols >, <, =
- Reading the symbol correctly
Inside This Printable
Student directions: Write >, <, or = between each pair of numbers. Compare the hundreds first.
Worked example
345 ___ 354: hundreds are equal (3 = 3); tens 4 < 5, so 345 < 354.
Sample questions
- 345 ___ 354
- 678 ___ 678
- 412 ___ 421
The PDF contains 8 practice questions plus 2 challenge questions.
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Compare the hundreds first
Comparing three-digit numbers is a place-value skill: start at the hundreds and work right. Only move to the tens (then ones) if the higher place is equal. So 345 < 354 because the hundreds match but 4 tens is less than 5 tens.
How to use it
Have students line the numbers up and compare one place at a time, left to right. The “open mouth points to the bigger number” image helps them aim > and <. Builds on comparing 2-digit numbers and place value to the hundreds.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Compare left to right: hundreds first; only move to tens (then ones) if the higher place is equal. Line the numbers up to make the place values clear.
🏠 Parent note
Look at the hundreds first. If they're the same, compare the tens, then the ones.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Comparing ones before hundreds
- Pointing the symbol the wrong way
Answer Key
Each answer shows the correct symbol (>, <, or =).
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Take the free lesson on comparing numbers — worked examples and practice exercises, then come back to this worksheet.
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