4-2ab-fraction-strips-compare

The greater than symbol can be remembered because the larger open end is near the larger number and the smaller pointed end is near the smaller number. If one number is larger than another, then the second number is smaller than the first. In this example, 9 is less than 15. We would have to count up from 9 to reach 15. We could either write "9 is less than 15" or "9 < 15". ................
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