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What does < and/or > mean in Math?

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Posted by hemmo in USA | 13 comments

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I should probably already know/remember this, but, what does mean in Math? I know it can mean less than/greater than. I just don’t know which on is which! I know you can say 5x – 9 > 12, but I’m not sure if the answer is greater than 12, or less than /.\ help?

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  1. 6-7-14 jamie says:

    It means “greater than” … you could reverse the math equation to 12 < 5x-9 and it would be read as "less than". An easy way to remember is to think of the symbol () as an alligator’s mouth – the alligator always wants to eat the bigger thing!

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  2. 2-5-16 Selena says:

    No!!!! It literally means and/or. And, and or. Or, and or, or

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    • 9-28-18 kayla says:

      you are wrong it means greater than

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    • 1-16-19 Claudia says:

      The equal sign = means and the mean less than greater than.

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  3. 2-10-16 ben says:

    say i had 36809 < 36980 would is be the left one that is greater

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  4. 11-1-16 Sarah says:

    That didn’t help at all. Apart from the mistakes in the text I still don’t know which is which. Can’t someone simply say what means please?

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  5. 3-5-17 Sapphire says:

    Look at it this way: the point of are pointing to the smaller number. The open part of > and < are pointing to the bigger number. You could remember it by: they are mouths and the mouth wants to eat the bigger number in maths.

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    • 3-24-17 Judy says:

      so means greater than, according to your post. Is that correct? In other words, <less than 500 (greater than 500 (>500). Yes??

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      • 3-24-17 Judy says:

        not all of my comment printed. means greater than for instance <less than 500 is greater than 500 is >500 Yes??

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  6. 7-31-17 Squidgy says:

    In def > greater than 7 twelve is greater than seven 8 > 6 Eight is greater than six You could write it the other way, and it would still mean the same thing 7 < 12 Seven is less than 12 6 < 8 six is less than eight.

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    • 7-28-19 Bob G says:

      FINALLY!!! Someone who gives a clear, concise answer! Thank you, Squidgy. You have proven smarter doesn’t mean more complicated.

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  7. 7-31-17 Squidgy says:

    Whoops my comment wasnt posted correctly. In def > means greater and 7

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  8. 4-9-19 Juicebox says:

    Like this, if you have 2176, 81 is greater.

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