Step by step
The question
Question: compare 57 and 57.
Which is more?
Compare 57 and 57
1 Show the tens and ones
57 is 5 tens and 7 ones.
57 is 5 tens and 7 ones.
2 Compare the tens
Look at the tens first.
Both have 5 tens.
The tens are the same.
5 tens = 5 tens
3 Compare the ones
The ones are the same too.
7 ones = 7 ones
4 Write it with a sign
57 and 57 are the same.
We write 57 = 57.
57 = 57
The sign = means the same as.
= the same as
5 Check
On the number line, bigger numbers are to the right.
Yes!
It works.
57 and 57: same place
Let's look back.
First: show the tens and ones.
Then: compare the tens.
Then: compare the ones.
Then: write it with a sign.
Last: check.
Answer
= the same as