Question

determine whether 311 is greater than or less than 131. then write the expression showing this using .

Answer 1

311

131

To compare multi-digit numbers, we first start with the left-most digit.

• The hundreds digit (3rd digit from right to left) is "3" of the first number.

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• The hundreds digit is "1" of the second number.

We know 3 > 1, thus we can conclude that the number starting with "3" is larger than the number starting with "1".

So,

311 > 131