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Compare Numbers to 50 is a free printable Grade 1 maths worksheet on comparing two-digit numbers below fifty, aligned to Common Core standard 1.NBT.B.3. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Compare Numbers to 50

1.NBT.B.3

NameDate

Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.5138
2.9557
3.1549
4.1382
5.3022
6.2452
7.5046
8.3774
9.4648
10.2157
11.6812
12.2923

LessonPrint · 1.NBT.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Compare Numbers to 50

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.>
  2. 2.>
  3. 3.<
  4. 4.<
  5. 5.>
  6. 6.<
  7. 7.>
  8. 8.<
  9. 9.<
  10. 10.<
  11. 11.>
  12. 12.>

Questions about Compare Numbers to 50

What does the Compare Numbers to 50 worksheet cover?

It practises comparing two-digit numbers below fifty — 12 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core 1.NBT.B.3: Compare two-digit numbers using the greater than and less than symbols. The instruction to pupils is “Write < , > or = between the numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Compare Numbers to 50 practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.3 — 1.NBT.B.3, in the Number & Operations in Base Ten domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, and <.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Compare Numbers to 50 is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on 1.NBT.B.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Compare Numbers to 50 come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Compare Numbers to 50 can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Compare Numbers to 50 free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Compare Numbers to 50, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 1.NBT.B.3?

Yes — “Comparing Two-Digit Numbers” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for 1.NBT.B.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Compare Numbers to 50 is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 1.NBT.B.3

Compare two-digit numbers using the greater than and less than symbols.

Teaching this next? Comparing Two-Digit Numbers is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1.NBT.B.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.