Alisa says it is easier to compare the numbers in set a (45,760 and 1,025,680) than the numbers in set b (492,111 and 409,867). what is one way you could construct an argument justifying whether alisa's conjecture is true?

To construct the argument, one could look at the value of the largest digit. In Set A, the largest-valued digit (1) has a value of one million, while the 4 in the other value is only valued at 40,000. Set B has two 4 values that are both worth 400,000, which will end up requiring a second comparison to tease out the larger value.