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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers: Greatest to Least Worksheets for 2nd Grade

Put three or four three-digit numbers in order from greatest to least. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.

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Free Ordering 3-Digit Numbers: Greatest to Least Worksheets

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Ordering 3-Digit Numbers: Greatest to Least: what children learn

Ordering from greatest to least is the reverse of ordering from least to greatest. Children still compare the hundreds, then the tens, then the ones.

Ordering 3-Digit Numbers: Greatest to Least: worked example

Order from greatest to least: 631, 659, 724, 624 724, 659, 631, 624

724 has the most hundreds, so it is greatest. The other three have 6 hundreds. Their tens are 3, 5, and 2, so 659 comes next, then 631, then 624.

Ordering 3-Digit Numbers: Greatest to Least: a common mistake to watch for

Kids often write the numbers from least to greatest by mistake, so check the direction in the question.

Ordering 3-Digit Numbers: Greatest to Least: how to help at home or in class

Turn it into a podium. Pull three or four books off a shelf, read each page count aloud, and have your child rank them from the most pages to the fewest, with a paper medal on top. Ask your child to say the ranking in a full sentence. Once your child can reverse direction without mixing up the order, adding and subtracting 10 and 100 in your head is the next skill.

What is on these Ordering 3-Digit Numbers: Greatest to Least worksheets

This set has 15 different worksheets for 2nd grade, with 6 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Write the numbers in order from greatest to least.”

Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:

  • Order from greatest to least: 283, 228, 289, 208289, 283, 228, 208
  • Order from greatest to least: 288, 203, 291, 264291, 288, 264, 203
  • Order from greatest to least: 326, 359, 377, 352377, 359, 352, 326
  • Order from greatest to least: 908, 952, 983, 984984, 983, 952, 908
  • Order from greatest to least: 821, 862, 803862, 821, 803
  • Order from greatest to least: 251, 249, 205, 257257, 251, 249, 205

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