(school bell ringing) (children cheering) - Get ready for a very special, super duper math class.

We're going on a field trip where learning math is tons of fun.

Our destination is, the Math Park.

With our friends Ranger Rith, Ashley, Charles, Barbara, Mike, Janet, Kiffin, Bill, and Math Dillon.

(crowd cheering) (upbeat music) - Hello chipmunks, welcome to Math Park, I'm park Ranger A. Rith Metic, but you can call me Ranger Rith.

Math Park is the place where birds have branch offices and polite beavers build darns and math is always fun.

We're going to have a grand time today so let's get started.

- Let's say you have to put these numbers in order from least to greatest.

We have 439, 298, 336, and 331.

Now when you're trying to put numbers in order, you start at the beginning of the number.

In this case, it's the hundreds place.

Since we're putting these in order from least to greatest, let's look for the smallest number in the hundreds place.

Which one is it?

(clock ticking) (ding) That's right.

298 should go first, it's the smallest.

Now, let's look at the numbers.

Hey, I could already see that 439 is the greatest, so I'm going to put it last.

And now we have two numbers that start with three in the hundreds place.

Hmm, what should we do?

(clock ticking) (ding) That's right.

We look at the digits in the tens place.

Yikes, they are both three's.

Now what are we going to do?

What's that?

Look at the digits in the ones place?

That should work.

We have a six and a one.

Which one is smaller?

(clock ticking) (ding) Yes.

331 is smaller, so it goes next and 336 would come after that.

We did it.

We put those numbers in order from least to greatest.

(crowd cheering) (upbeat music) - Check out this number.

Can you tell me what it is?

It's a big one.

(upbeat music) If you said 2,519, you're absolutely right.

Now that's in standard form.

What does it look like in expanded form?

2,000 + 500 + 10 + 9 that's correct.

That's 2,510 in expanded form.

(dog howling) (western music) - Howdy green horns, I'm Math Dillon and I am the quickest math cowboy in the west.

And we're going to have a little contest today.

We're gonna see who can write numbers in expanded form the fastest, you or me.

This is how it's going to work.

I'm going to give you a number in standard form and when I say draw, you're going to take your writing instrument and a piece of paper and we're going to write it out in expanded form.

Now today, our number is, 3,072.

Don't you get started yet, let me put my pen back.

All right when I say draw.

Ready, get set draw.

Oh, wait, there is nothing in the hundreds column.

Let's see, oh yeah I remember.

(laughs) Done.

Here is the answer 3,000 + 70 + 2.

Did you notice, there is something missing in the hundreds column.

If you didn't put anything there, then you got it right.

I bet you think you're smarter than my granny at ciphering.

But I'm going to get you next time.

(laughs) - We're supposed to put these number in order, from least to greatest.

That means the numbers start off smaller and get larger.

The numbers are, 5,384, 6,541, 3,299, and 3,265.

Our first step is to find the smallest number.

We start in the beginning of the number.

What's the smallest number we have in the thousands place?

Three, and three.

That means we're going to have to go down the hundreds place to find the smaller number.

Whoops, both number have a two in the hundreds place.

This is a challenge.

So let's go down to the tens place.

Which digit is smaller?

Nine or six?

Six is smaller so that the smaller number of the two.

3,265 goes first, then 3,299 goes next.

We figured that part out.

Now let's see if we could get the rest of it.

Let's compare our other two numbers and see which one is smaller.

Look at the beginning and one has a five in the thousands place, and the other has a six in the thousands place.

Which is smaller?

That right.

5,384 comes next.

And the last number 6,541 goes last because it's the biggest.

So now we have them in order from least to greatest.

- Now let's head back to the Math Park Playhouse for a spectacular show.

- And now, from way off Broadway, From Greatest to Least.

(game show music) (clapping) (game show music) - Are these numbers arranged from greatest to least?

Let's find out what the audience thinks.

(crowd booing) - I just don't get it.

The girls, they were gorgeous.

The set was beautiful and the audience, they ambushed us.

And then the critics, the critics.

Our show is called, From Greatest to Least.

They said it should be called, From Bad to Worse.

Where did we go wrong?

- Boss I think I know what went wrong.

- What is that?

- You see, the critics said that with a title like, From Greatest to Least, we should of had the girls in that order, from greatest to least.

- What do you mean?

- Well look, we had the girls in this order.

6,980, 7,132, 7,148, and 6,729.

- Beautiful.

- They are not from greatest to least.

- Now what can we do?

- What if we put them vertically?

- Wait I've got an idea.

What if we took those numbers and put them vertically.

Then we could compare them.

I love it.

- Brilliant deduction boss.

- Okay, here's what we're going to do.

I can take a look first at the thousands place.

I see there is a six in the thousands place here, oh I like 7 more, I'm going to move this 6,000 down to here and this is looking good.

- Boss wait, wait, wait.

- Zip, I'm the one in charge here.

Now, go get the girls.

- You're the boss.

(game show music) (clapping) (game show music) (clapping) - Okay, are these numbers arranged from greatest to least?

Let's find out what the audience thinks.

(crowd booing) - Bernice baby, I tell you I saw it hit you right in the face.

It's not gonna happen again.

I'll make it up to you I promise.

- Oh, it's going to be a bomb again and it's all your fault.

Oh, we should have taken more time to see if the numbers were in the right order, but no, you didn't want to take the time to see.

- You're right boss.

You're the best and I'm the worse.

- What are going to do now?

If we don't figure this out, the show is going to close, it's going to be a turkey.

- Well look, we had the girls in this order.

7,132, 7,148, 6,980 and 6,729.

But I guess that is still not greatest to least.

- No, that's greatest to flop.

- I've got it.

We need to look at the digits in order, in order to put them in order from greatest to least.

- What do you mean?

- Okay look, these two numbers have a seven in the thousands place, and they both have a one in the hundreds place.

- Boy this is tough.

- But look, this number has a three in the tens place and this number has a four in the tens place.

Which means, this one is greater than this number.

- Aah.

- And look, now both of these numbers have a six in the thousands place.

This one has a nine in the hundreds place and this one has a seven in the hundreds place.

Which means, we are in business.

Our numbers are in order from greatest to least.

- Wait a minute, I think we have to check our work, there's a lot at stake here.

- Understood boss.

- Al right.

First we have 7,148, 7,132, then there is 6,980, and 6,729.

This is it.

- Boss you're a genius.

- Now you need to hurry, it's almost curtain time.

- Gotcha.

(game show music) (clapping) (game show music) - Are these numbers in order from greatest to least?

Let's find out what the audience thinks.

They love it.

(crowd cheers) And so do the critics.

The Chicago Moon Times says, "Dazzling!".

The New York Post-it Note says, "Electrifying dance numbers!".

The Dallas Blabber-Mouth says, "Show-stopping fun!".

And The Daytona Diplomat says, "Broadway bound!".

- Ha ha, boss, we did it, we did it.

- Yes, I did.

(women cheering) - Wonderful.

Girls I've got to tell you, you're going to be Broadway stars.

- I need a bigger dressing room.

- I need a personal assistant.

- I need a chauffer to drive me around.

- And sweetie, I need a new wardrobe.

(women talking all at once) (cow mooing) - Did you hear that?

That means Math Park is closing for today.

Until Math Park reopens, I salute you, math chipmunks.

(children cheering) (upbeat music)