Exploring Greater Than and Less Than Concepts

Which symbol is used to show that one number is larger than another?

• Equal to

• Not equal to

• Greater than

• Less than

What does the hungry alligator prefer to eat?

• The smaller number

• No numbers

• The larger number

• Both numbers

What is the main thing to know about the hungry alligator?

• He eats both numbers

• He eats the larger number

• He doesn't eat numbers

• He eats the smaller number

How can you remember the less than symbol?

• It looks like an E

• It looks like an L

• It looks like a G

• It looks like an S

What does the less than symbol look like?

• L

• G

• B

• A

What does the equal sign indicate?

• The numbers are not equal

• One number is smaller

• One number is larger

• Both numbers are the same

What are greater than and less than symbols called?

• Expressions

• Equations

• Inequalities

• Equalities

What is the value of numbers on both sides of the equal sign?

• Different

• Same

• Greater

• Smaller

Which symbol points to the smaller number?

• Greater than

• Not equal to

• Equal to

• Less than