does the mouth < eat the biggest number such as 5 < 8 or the smallest number such as 8 < 5
2007-01-15 18:15:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Drop the "mouth-eat" picture, and go with "large to small" picture. Look at the sign < as a taper, where the small is at the pointy end, and the large at the open end. As in,
5 < 8
or
8 > 5
2007-01-15 18:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5<8
2007-01-16 03:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by srinu710 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5<8
2007-01-16 02:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by rafno_fnord 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest number:
5<8
2007-01-16 02:20:33 · answer #4 · answered by Pascal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's better to think about the big number on the big end and the little number on the little end.
2007-01-16 02:21:16 · answer #5 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "mouth" is hungry - it always eats the larger number.
2007-01-16 02:24:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use this trick: If you tilt the < slightly, you have an "L", so I always know < is "less than".
2007-01-16 02:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by Mary E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋