More, less, longer
Which is more? Which is bigger? Which is longer?
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The group with the bigger number has more.
Look: Ravi has 7 laddoos. Meena has 4. Ravi’s line sticks out by 3. Ravi has more.
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1Which is more: 15 or 12?
2Put the sign: 8 __ 10
3How many more is 20 than 17?
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✗Thinking spread-out things are more.
✓Count them. Spreading out does not change how many.
✗Writing 4 > 7.
✓The mouth eats the bigger number: 7 > 4.
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The group with the bigger number has more.
Count both groups. The bigger number has more. The smaller number has fewer. If the numbers are the same, they are equal.
Think of it like thisYou have 7 sweets and your sister has 4. Put them side by side. Your line is longer, so you have more.
- More
- A bigger number of things.
- Fewer
- A smaller number of things.
- > and <
- The open mouth faces the bigger number: 7 > 4.
Solved together
Anu has 9 marbles. Babu has 6. Who has more? How many more?
Put the marbles in two lines, one under the other.
Babu’s line stops at 6. Anu has 3 extra marbles.
9 is 3 more than 6Write it with the sign. The open mouth faces 9.
9 > 6
AnswerAnu has 3 more.
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