I am crap in math, be kind. Thanks for the help!
2007-09-18 07:58:31 · 13 answers · asked by yeah 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Simply read the symbol like you do any other word... you read from left to right... so the symbol is the same way...
< reads as (object on the left) is LESS than (object on the right)
> reads as (object on the left) is GREATER than (object on the right)
... with the "open" side towards the larger of the two numbers in order to make the equation correct. (Or the pointy side going towards the smaller of the two numbers)
2007-09-18 08:08:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pointing to the right means greater than.
Pointing to the left means less than.
2007-09-18 15:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your into animals, use the alligator or the fish(shark) but if your into games, use pacman.
The sign is a big, hungry alligator/fish/shark and it wants to eat the biggest number!
Mr.Pacman wants to the higher number to get the high score!
It sounds silly, but it works.
98>45
See the mouth? It goes to the big number.
< Less than
> Greater than
2007-09-18 15:08:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told to think of it like a mouth that always eats the bigger number so 10>6 and 4<8 I hope that makes sense.
2007-09-18 15:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by butterflychick31478 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
< less than
> greater than
< looks like an L as in Less
Good luck!
2007-09-18 15:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by i use Y!A 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
greater than is >. 4> 3
It says "4 is greater than 3."
See how the wide end is near the higher number?
less than is <. 3<5
It says "3 is less than five."
See how the narrow end points to the smaller number?
2007-09-18 15:03:35 · answer #6 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
< is less than
> is greater than
i had a teacher in elementary school teach me that the arrow is an alligator...the open end is the mouth, and the alligator is eating the larger number.
2007-09-18 15:02:05 · answer #7 · answered by **STARR** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way to remember this is to look at the symbol. The point (small side) goes to the smaller number, the open side (big side) goes to the bigger number.
So, < is less than, > is greater than.
Another way to think of it is to think of it as Pac-Man's mouth...Pac-Man eats the bigger number.
2007-09-18 15:03:00 · answer #8 · answered by Bob W. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
< greater than >Less than
the way I remember is that if the piont of the arrow is on the right, it is less than
The big open side on the left, bigger than
Good Luck
2007-09-18 15:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
<=greater
>=less than
2007-09-18 15:06:37 · answer #10 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋