Tipping Scales: Compare With <, > or =
A free printable tipping scales: compare with <, > or = worksheet with an answer key. The heavier side goes down. Add the weights on each side and write <, > or =. Perfect for 1st grade practice at home or in class.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 1
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable tipping scales: compare with <, > or = worksheet with an answer key. The heavier side goes down. Add the weights on each side and write <, > or =. It matches first grade goals, roughly ages 6 to 7. Remember: the open side of the sign faces the bigger number.
On this sheet
10 problems, starting with 6 + 6, 9 + 3, 5 + 3, 9 + 6, 7 + 1, 2 + 1, 3 + 9, 7 + 4, 4 + 5, 1 + 5. The answers to all of them are on page 2.
Tips for using it
- Have your child say each fact out loud while writing the answer.
- Use small objects like buttons or cereal to check tricky problems.
- Read each answer as a sentence: 38 is greater than 29.
- Before each scale, ask: which side went down? That side is heavier, every time.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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