When comparing numbers, start by converting the word forms of the numbers to their standard forms. Once we know the numbers in standard form, we can put the numbers on a place-value chart and then determine which number is greater or less than the other. The word form for 1 is "one", for 10 is "ten", for 100 is "one hundred", and for 1,000 is "one thousand"For example, if we are comparing "three hundred" and "five hundred", "five hundred" is greater because it represents a larger number than three hundred