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Course: Early math review > Unit 3
Lesson 3: Comparing 2-digit numbersComparison symbols review
Review greater than, less than, and equal to symbols and try some practice problems.
Comparing numbers
When we compare numbers, we can use symbols to show if the first number is , , or the second number.
Greater than
The symbol for is .
Less than
The symbol for is .
One way to remember the symbols is that the larger, open side of the symbol should always face the greater number.
Equal to
The symbol for is .
Want to learn more about comparison symbols? Check out this video.
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- Can we compare decimals too?(20 votes)
- Yes you can. Like this 0.34 > 0.23 or 0.45 < 0.87(23 votes)
- If 50<61 can be written as 61>50, then why do we need both the symbols? Can't we just use one of them?(7 votes)
- because in more complicated problems you can come across equations that use both or won't be the same backwards and forwards.(15 votes)