Greater than Less than for numbers

Numbers are Fun. We can count the numbers, add or subtract it. How can we compare two numbers??

Numbers can be compared in 3 ways either in greater than , less than and equal to. The mathematical symbol for greater than is ” > “, less than is ” < ” and equal to is ” = “.

Example 1: Suppose we take 2 numbers 3 and 5

a) 3 is less than 5 [ In mathematical form 3 < 5 ]

b) 5 is greater than 3 [ In mathematical form 5 > 3 ]

Statement a and b are same but can represent in two ways.
 
Example 2: Suppose we take same numbers 5 and 5
 
a) 5 is equal to 5 [ In mathematical form 5 = 5 ]

Try out the few examples below

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