What happens
(1) If a symbol of smaller value is written to the right of a symbol of greater value?
(2) If a symbol of smaller value is written to the left to the left of a symbol of greater value?
Explain with the help of examples.
Answers
Less than a certain number
Between two numbers
When this happens, we use symbols to illustrate how we are comparing the numbers we are working with, whether individual numbers or variables. The greater than symbol is written as >. The greater than symbol shows that one or more numbers are larger or 'greater' than a given value. We'll explain this in more detail shortly.
The less than symbol is written as <. The less than symbol shows that one or more numbers are smaller or 'less' than a given value.
Telling Greater Than from Less Than
Now that you've seen the greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols, you can see they look similar to each other. In fact, they're mirror opposites of each other.
They can be greater than a certain number
Less than a certain number
Between two numbers
When this happens, we use symbols to illustrate how we are comparing the numbers we are working with, whether individual numbers or variables. The greater than symbol is written as >. The greater than symbol shows that one or more numbers are larger or 'greater' than a given value. We'll explain this in more detail shortly.
The less than symbol is written as <. The less than symbol shows that one or more numbers are smaller or 'less' than a given value.
Telling Greater Than from Less Than
Now that you've seen the greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols, you can see they look similar to each other. In fact, they're mirror opposites of each other.
Hope it helps......