I understand that if a
but what about if you're writing something like:
I want you less than 25 miles from here
Would it be, "I want you <25 miles"? or the other way around?
2007-08-22 12:59:51 · 6 answers · asked by Mr. Cool 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
<25 is correct.
2007-08-22 13:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by missellie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that these symbols < and >, were only used in Mathematics and shorthand. I don't think that they should be used in a text and to be honest, "I want you less than 25 miles from here" is a very peculiar thing to be writing anyway! Maybe if you added a little more or put it into context somehow, it wouldn't seem such a strange thing to say. Either way, I don't think that < and > should form part of a written sentence at all.
2007-08-22 20:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tatsbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easiest way to remember - the open end of the symbol always points to the larger number.
5>3
3<5
2007-08-22 20:13:36 · answer #3 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're correct.
-MM
2007-08-22 20:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want:
U < 25miles
2007-08-22 20:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by vlr723 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
< is correct
2007-08-22 20:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋