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Two scoreboard scores look almost the same-and guessing can send your team to the wrong result. Let the scoreboard do the checking. Line them up in a place-value chart: Hundred Thousands, Ten Thousands, Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones. First, count digits. More digits means greater: 95,000 beats 8,000. If the digits match, start at the left: hundred thousands. Then check ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. Try 472,731 and 479,999. The first two digits match. At the thousands place, two is less than nine, so 472,731 is less than 479,999. Stop at that first difference. Equal digits mean keep moving. Now choose the sign. Greater than, >, opens toward the greater score. Less than, <, does too. Equal scores use =. Back to the scoreboard: Count the digits → Compare from the greatest place value → Find the first difference → Choose the sign!