Ordering Whole Numbers

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1.
Which list is in ascending order (from least to greatest)?
1. a)345; 15,600; 2,180; 102,000
2. b)102,000; 15,600; 2,180; 345
3. c)2,180; 345; 15,600; 102,000
4. d)345; 2,180; 15,600; 102,000
2.
Order these numbers from least to greatest: $5{,}408$ , $987$ , $12{,}300$ , $76$ . Which number comes second?
3.
Which number is the largest?
1. a) $100{,}099$
2. b) $99{,}999$
3. c) $98{,}765$
4. d) $102{,}345$
4.
Order from least to greatest: $3{,}402$ , $87$ , $21{,}050$ , $609$
5.
Put these mountain heights in descending order: Mount Fuji $3{,}776$ m, Aconcagua $6{,}961$ m, Matterhorn $4{,}478$ m. Which height is in the middle? (write the number without spaces or commas)
6.
Use each of the digits 4, 9, 1 and 7 exactly once. What is the largest four-digit number you can make? (write the number without spaces or commas)
7.
Order from least to greatest: $5{,}050$ , $5{,}005$ , $5{,}500$
8.
Which list is correctly written in descending order?
1. a) $47{,}305 > 47{,}350 > 47{,}035$
2. b) $47{,}350 > 47{,}305 > 47{,}035$
3. c) $47{,}035 > 47{,}305 > 47{,}350$
4. d) $47{,}350 > 47{,}035 > 47{,}305$
9.
Four players finished a game with these scores: Mia $86{,}420$ , Leo $86{,}240$ , Sara $86{,}402$ , Tom $84{,}620$ . Which score is in second place (the second largest)? (write the number without spaces or commas)
10.
Use each of the digits 6, 0, 3 and 8 exactly once to make the smallest four-digit number.
11.
Put $7{,}090$ , $7{,}009$ , $7{,}900$ and $7{,}099$ in ascending order. Which number is third?
1. a) $7{,}900$
2. b) $7{,}099$
3. c) $7{,}090$
4. d) $7{,}009$
12.
Rank these cities by population from greatest to least: Madrid about $3{,}332{,}000$ , Rome about $2{,}755{,}000$ , Berlin about $3{,}782{,}000$ , Paris about $2{,}103{,}000$ .
13.
Rank these mountains from highest to lowest: Aconcagua $6{,}961$ m, Vinson $4{,}892$ m, Kilimanjaro $5{,}895$ m, Puncak Jaya $4{,}884$ m.
14.
Use each of the digits 5, 0, 2, 7 and 0 exactly once. What is the smallest five-digit number you can make? (write the number without spaces or commas)
15.
Order from greatest to least: $1{,}203{,}450$ , $1{,}230{,}450$ , $1{,}203{,}540$ , $1{,}230{,}045$
16.
A stadium had these crowds on four match days: $48{,}095$ , $48{,}509$ , $48{,}950$ , $48{,}059$ . Put them in ascending order.
17.
You have the digit cards 3, 8, 0, 6 and 1. Using every card once, how much larger is the largest five-digit number than the smallest five-digit number?
18.
These numbers are in ascending order: $405{,}060 < \square < 450{,}600 < 456{,}000$ . Which number can go in the box?
1. a) $450{,}660$
2. b) $400{,}560$
3. c) $460{,}500$
4. d) $405{,}600$