whats a good way to remember how to use the greater than and less than symbols?

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anonymous · Answer

> points to the right where on a number line the bigger numbers are.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

the bigger number is on the bigger side

anonymous · Answer

Also (I remember this from elementary school), imagine it's a mouth (alligator or Pacman) and it wants to eat the bigger number.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

i associate big with big and it stuck

anonymous · Answer

@zzr0ck3r, good one! I don't think I've heard that before.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

This is funny, I was just thinking about this the other night, and how my teacher told me the alligator thing in grade school, but I think its much nicer the way I do it. You dont have to remember which way the aligator wants to face... I would get confused and think, why doesnt the alligator not eat the small/young prey.. it seems to be easier.

phi · Answer

I use zz's idea
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