A&E Lesson Pre Assessment

* Student Name: ___________________________________________________

* The symbol ( = ) is used to represent numbers that are equal.

• False

• True

Answer explanation

Correct: The symbol ' = ' is used to represent the same numbers. This makes the statement true.

Incorrect: The other comparison signs represent "greater than" or "less than", not "equal to".

* Correctly compare 57 and 87.

• 87 = 87

• 57 > 87

• 57 < 87

• 57 = 87

Answer explanation

Correct: 57 < 87 is correct because 57 is less than 87.

Incorrect: The greater than and equal sign do not compare 57 and 87.

* Which correctly compares 34 and 43?

• 34 > 43

• 34 < 43

• 34 = 43

Answer explanation

Correct: 34 < 43, is correct because 34 is less than 43.

Incorrect: 34 is not greater than or equal to 43.

* Create the symbol that can be used to show:

45 is less than 67

Answer explanation

Correct: The symbol that can be used to show that 45 is less than 67 is ( < ).

Incorrect: The greater than ( > ) or equal ( = ) signs can not be used to compare 45 and 67.

* Match the sign with their name.

• Less Than

• =

• Equal To

• >

• Greater Than

• <

Answer explanation

Correct: The greater than sign is ( > ), the less than sign is ( < ), the equal sign is ( = ).

Incorrect: Using any other symbol to compare the two numbers is incorrect.