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Compare Two-Digit Numbers

Grade 1 · Mathematics · Worksheet 3

  1. 42 > 37 = ?
    • A. true
    • B. false
  2. Which is greater: 56 or 12? Answer: ______________
  3. Emma has 75 crayons in her art box. Her friend Olivia has 80 crayons in her art box. Who has fewer crayons? Answer: ______________
  4. Kaia has 83 stickers in her collection. Her friend Tane has 78 stickers. Who has more stickers, Kaia or Tane? Answer: ______________
  5. Sophia has 61 crayons in her art box. Her friend Noah has 56 crayons. Who has fewer crayons? Answer: ______________
  6. Liam has 38 toy cars. Liam gives 30 toy cars to a sibling. How many toy cars does Liam have left? Answer: ______________
  7. Liam has 73 toy cars. His friend Olivia has 67 toy cars. Who has more toy cars? Answer: ______________
  8. Which is greater: 35 or 49? Answer: ______________
  9. Matiu sees a number line with a red arrow pointing at 47 and a blue arrow pointing at 52. Which number is greater: 47 or 52? Write your answer as the greater number. Answer: ______________
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Answer Key & Explanations

Compare Two-Digit Numbers · Grade 1 · Worksheet 3

  1. 42 > 37 = ? Answer: A. true Solution: The problem says "42 > 37 = ?". This means we need to check whether 42 is greater than 37. Compare the two numbers.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Understand the problem. The problem says "42 > 37 = ?". This means we need to check whether 42 is greater than 37. Step 2: Compare the two numbers. 42 is on the left, 37 is on the right. We check: Is 42 greater than 37? Yes, because 42 − 37 = 5, which is positive. Step 3: Interpret the result. Since 42 is greater than 37, the statement "42 > 37" is true. Step 4: Write the final answer. The correct answer is: true

  2. Which is greater: 56 or 12? Answer: 56 Solution: Compare the numbers: 56 and 12. 56 is the larger number.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Compare the numbers: 56 and 12. Step 2: 56 is the larger number. The answer is 56.

  3. Emma has 75 crayons in her art box. Her friend Olivia has 80 crayons in her art box. Who has fewer crayons? Answer: Emma Solution: Emma has 75 crayons. This is 7 tens and 5 ones. Step 2: Olivia has 80 crayons.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Emma has 75 crayons. This is 7 tens and 5 ones. Step 2: Olivia has 80 crayons. This is 8 tens and 0 ones. Step 3: Compare the tens digits: 7 tens is less than 8 tens. Step 4: Since 75 has fewer tens than 80, 75 is less than 80. Step 5: Therefore, Emma has fewer crayons. The answer is Emma.

  4. Kaia has 83 stickers in her collection. Her friend Tane has 78 stickers. Who has more stickers, Kaia or Tane? Answer: Kaia Solution: Kaia has 83 stickers. This is 8 tens and 3 ones. Tane has 78 stickers.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Kaia has 83 stickers. This is 8 tens and 3 ones. Step 2: Tane has 78 stickers. This is 7 tens and 8 ones. Step 3: Compare the tens digits: 8 tens is greater than 7 tens. Step 4: Since 8 tens is more than 7 tens, 83 is greater than 78. Step 5: Therefore, Kaia has more stickers than Tane. The answer is Kaia.

  5. Sophia has 61 crayons in her art box. Her friend Noah has 56 crayons. Who has fewer crayons? Answer: Noah Solution: Sophia has 61 crayons. That is 6 tens and 1 one. Noah has 56 crayons.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Sophia has 61 crayons. That is 6 tens and 1 one. Noah has 56 crayons. That is 5 tens and 6 ones. Step 2: Compare the tens digits. Sophia has 6 tens, Noah has 5 tens. Step 3: Since 5 tens is less than 6 tens, 56 is less than 61. Step 4: Therefore, Noah has fewer crayons than Sophia. The answer is Noah.

  6. Liam has 38 toy cars. Liam gives 30 toy cars to a sibling. How many toy cars does Liam have left? Answer: 8 Solution: Start with 38 toy cars. Take away 30 toy cars: 38 - 30 = 8. Liam has 8 toy cars left.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Start with 38 toy cars. Step 2: Take away 30 toy cars: 38 - 30 = 8. Liam has 8 toy cars left.

  7. Liam has 73 toy cars. His friend Olivia has 67 toy cars. Who has more toy cars? Answer: Liam Solution: Liam has 73 toy cars. This is 7 tens and 3 ones. Olivia has 67 toy cars.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Liam has 73 toy cars. This is 7 tens and 3 ones. Step 2: Olivia has 67 toy cars. This is 6 tens and 7 ones. Step 3: Compare the tens digits: 7 tens is greater than 6 tens. Step 4: Since 7 tens is greater than 6 tens, 73 is greater than 67. Step 5: Therefore, Liam has more toy cars than Olivia. The answer is Liam.

  8. Which is greater: 35 or 49? Answer: 49 Solution: Compare the numbers: 35 and 49. 49 is the larger number.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Compare the numbers: 35 and 49. Step 2: 49 is the larger number. The answer is 49.

  9. Matiu sees a number line with a red arrow pointing at 47 and a blue arrow pointing at 52. Which number is greater: 47 or 52? Write your answer as the greater number. Answer: 52 Solution: Look at the tens place in each number. 47 has 4 tens and 52 has 5 tens. Step 2: Since 5 tens (50) is greater than 4 tens (40), 52 is greater than 47.
    Full step-by-step solution

    Step 1: Look at the tens place in each number. 47 has 4 tens and 52 has 5 tens. Step 2: Since 5 tens (50) is greater than 4 tens (40), 52 is greater than 47. Step 3: On a number line, 52 is to the right of 47, so it is larger. The answer is 52.