tell of each is greater than, less than, equal to 1,000.

8 boxes of 1000 counters.

Wouldn't eight boxes have more "counters" than one?

What is a counter, anyway?

they were using different objects and this happen to be one of them.

To determine whether 8 boxes of 1000 counters are greater than, less than, or equal to 1000, we need to perform a comparison of the total number of counters in the boxes with the number 1000.

First, we calculate the total number of counters:
8 boxes * 1000 counters per box = 8000 counters

Now, we compare the total number of counters with 1000:
8000 counters > 1000

So, 8 boxes of 1000 counters are greater than 1000.