Comparison of Numbers

Comparison of Numbers

Greater Than and Less Than

Observe the birthday caps and answer the following questions :

How many big birthday caps are there? 3

How many small birthday caps are there? 6

We can see that there are more small birthday caps than the big ones.

We can say that 6 is greater than 3.

This can be written as 6 > 3.

Also, we can say that 3 is less than 6.

This can be written as 3 < 6.

Equal To
Rule 1: For Example: Observe the following plates:

We can see that both plates contain same (6) pieces of cake. Or, the pieces of cake are equal in number.
This can be written as 6 = 6