Order 1,205, 1,250, 1,025

Step by step

The question

Question: put 1,205, 1,250, 1,025 in order, from least to greatest.

1 Line up the places

We line up the ones under the ones, the tens under the tens, and so on.

2 Compare from the left

1,250 and 1,205 are the same in the first 2 places.

Look at the tens: 5 is more than 0.

So 1,250 is greater than 1,205.

1,205 and 1,025 are the same in the first place.

Look at the hundreds: 2 is more than 0.

So 1,205 is greater than 1,025.

3 Write them in order

From least to greatest: 1,025 < 1,205 < 1,250.

4 Check

On a number line, smaller numbers are to the left.

Left to right: 1,025, 1,205, 1,250.

The same order.

Yes!

It works.

Let's look back.

First: line up the places.

Then: compare from the left.

Then: write them in order.

Last: check.