What is the symbol for 'more than' and 'less than'? I always get confused which is which!?

Answer 1

> shows more than. like 2>1.
< shows less than. like 4<5

Answer 2

When I was at school (many moons ago!) we were told to remember it by imagining the letter 'L' was the '<' (less than) sign.

So... 5 < 10 or 5
So, by definition '>' is more than

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Answer 3

Symbol For Less Than

Answer 4

The symbol has a 'large' and 'small' side and the large or small objects, quantities or numbers should be on the large or small side too. You can create the inequality by inspection or 'read' the inequality if someone else wrote it.

Answer 5

Use < and >
9 is bigger than 4 so 9 goes to "big end".
9 > 4 (reads as 9 is greater than 4)
Similarly 2 is less than 7 so 2 goes to "small end".
2 < 7 (reads as 2 is less than 7)

Answer 6

This is how I remembered when I had trouble. Look at the symbol < or >. The small side (with the point) is the "less" side and the wider side is the "more" side.

Answer 7

more than > : less than <
the biggest number is always at the open end of the symbol....get it? 5 < 10.....5 is less than 10

Answer 8

I learned it two different ways in school...

Either you "shoot the little guy" (in other words, the point of the symbol points at the smaller number)

Or, think of it as a mouth and you "eat the bigger fish" (the open part of the symbol is on the side of the larger number)

Answer 9

More than = >
Less than = <

10 is > 8 and < 12

Answer 10

Just remember this. The open end is the "mouth" of the lion or tiger or whatever animal you have in mind. So you say : 100 > 50. The lion or tiger will open its mouth to the bigger amount. Get it?