See a number
line.....
Observe on
this number line, what is the distance between the points 4 and 6?
It is 2
units, also 6 lies on the right of 4.
Can you tell the distance between 2 and 7?
It is 5
units, also observe on the number line 7 lies on the right of 2.
So, 6 > 4
and 7 > 2.
So, if we
want to compare two whole numbers on a number line we can say that the number
which lies on the right is greater. As seen in the above examples 6 lies on the
right of 4 so 6 is greater and as 7 lies on the right of 2 so 7 is greater.
Similarly
for the same examples we can say that 4 lies on the left of 6 so, 4 is less
than 6.
If suppose
three whole numbers are to be compared using a number line say 32, 12, 21 then
first mark these numbers on the number line.
Which number
can you say will be at the farthest right? We can see that 21 lie on the right
of 12, and 32 on the right of 21.
So, 32 >
21 > 12.
So, now if
you are given two large whole numbers say, 1053 and 2356, which number will lie
on the right?
As 2356 >
1053, hence 2356 lies on the right.
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