Use of : " More Than " / " Less Than " / " Equal to "
More Than, Less Than and Equal To (āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°, āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨)
Symbols(āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš)
">"=More Than (āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°), "<"=Less Than (āĻ¸ā§°ā§), "="=Equal To (āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨)
More Than ( > ) : When one number is greater than another number, we use >.( āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž > āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Ex: 8 > 5, 15 > 10, 100 > 99, 25 > 18
Less Than ( < ) : When one number is smaller than another number, we use <. (āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž < āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Ex:3 < 7, 12 < 20, 45 < 50, 99 < 100
Equal To ( = ): When two numbers have the same value, we use =. (āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž = āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Ex:6 = 6, 25 = 25, 100 = 100, 50 = 50
Trick : The symbol > opens towards the bigger number. (> āĻā§°ā§ < āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžā§° āĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Examples:9 > 4 , 4 < 9 , 12 = 12
MCQs
1. Choose the correct symbol: 8 ___ 5
A. < B. > C. = D. ≠
Ans: B. >
Explanation: 8 is greater than 5.āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 8, 5-āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°āĨ¤
2. Choose the correct symbol: 7 ___ 11
A. > B. = C. < D. +
Answer: C. <
Explanation: 7 is smaller than 11.āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 7, 11-āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĨ¤
3. Choose the correct symbol: 25 ___ 25
A. > B. < C. = D. ×
Ans: C. =
Explanation: Both numbers are equal.āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
4. Which statement is true ?
A. 14 > 18 B. 14 < 18 C. 14 = 18 D. 18 < 14
Ans: B. 14 < 18
Explanation: 14 is less than 18.āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 14, 18-āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĨ¤
5. Which statement is correct ?
A. 100 < 99 B. 100 = 99 C. 100 > 99 D. 99 > 100
Ans: C. 100 > 99
Explanation: 100 is greater than 99. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 100, 99-āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°āĨ¤
Memory Tip / āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛
The open mouth always eats the bigger number.(āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžā§° āĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)