When people think about baseball in New York, they usually think about the New York Yankees. They have won the World Series Championships 27 times and had notable players, such as Babe Ruth and Derek Jeter. However, the Mets, the other New York baseball team, is starting to gain popularity. The New York Mets acquired new, young pitchers that can throw a fastball over 100 miles per hour! They played so well last year that they made it to World Series Championship themselves. As a result, many more people have been attending their games at Citi Field in Flushing, Queens, New York. In 2015, the Mets had 2,569,753 fans attend their games. This year, 2,789,602 fans have seen their games at the stadium this year.
How can we compare the number of fans that went to Citi Field this year compared to last year? When we compare, we line them up! This means that we need to line up each digit in both numbers based on its place value. Look at how the numbers are lined up below.
After you line up the numbers, you start comparing them by looking at the greatest place value. In the numbers of fans that went to Citi Field for the past two years, the greatest place value is in the millions. Each number has 2 millions, so they are equal. Then you look at the next place value, which is the hundred thousands. 2015 had 500,000 people and 2016 has 700,000 people. This shows that 2016 had a greater number of people attend the game.
Key Vocabulary
1. Notable (adj.) - worthy of attention; remarkable
2. Gain (verb) - to increase the amount of
3. Acquired (verb) - to get
4. Compare (verb) - to notice how something is alike of different
5. Place Value (noun) - the value of where the digit is in the number
6. Greatest (adj.)- the most
7. Millions (adj.)- the 7th place value; the third period in a number
8. Equal (adj.)- the same amount
9. Hundred Thousands (adj.)- the 6th place value
Vocabulary Exercise
PART I: Match each word with its antonym.
1. Notable a. loss
2. Gain b. smallest
3. Acquired c. ordinary
4. Greatest d. unequal
5. Equal e. give
PART II: Finish labeling the place value table below.
After you line up the numbers, you start comparing them by looking at the greatest place value. In the numbers of fans that went to Citi Field for the past two years, the greatest place value is in the millions. Each number has 2 millions, so they are equal. Then you look at the next place value, which is the hundred thousands. 2015 had 500,000 people and 2016 has 700,000 people. This shows that 2016 had a greater number of people attend the game.
Key Vocabulary
1. Notable (adj.) - worthy of attention; remarkable
2. Gain (verb) - to increase the amount of
3. Acquired (verb) - to get
4. Compare (verb) - to notice how something is alike of different
5. Place Value (noun) - the value of where the digit is in the number
6. Greatest (adj.)- the most
7. Millions (adj.)- the 7th place value; the third period in a number
8. Equal (adj.)- the same amount
9. Hundred Thousands (adj.)- the 6th place value
Vocabulary Exercise
PART I: Match each word with its antonym.
1. Notable a. loss
2. Gain b. smallest
3. Acquired c. ordinary
4. Greatest d. unequal
5. Equal e. give
PART II: Finish labeling the place value table below.
Grammar Point: Numbers are considered adjectives because they are describing a noun. For example, the sentence "You have six apples," describes the number of apples that you own.
Grammar Practice: Write five sentences comparing any of the numbers below. Be sure to also include the other vocabulary words in your sentences, as well.
892,892 238,998 89,909 239,927 1,923,903 9,9018,472 12,981
