Identify the Greater or Smaller Number

In this activity, we will choose which symbol to put between two given numbers to make the statement correct.  

The choice is between < which means "less than" or > which means "greater than".

Example

Put the right symbol > or < between the two numbers.

Answer

743   >   542

Compare the numbers in the hundreds place. 700 is greater than 500.

If you find it hard to remember which way the symbol goes, imagine it as a hungry crocodile's mouth! The crocodile has a large open mouth and since he is always hungry, he will always try to gobble up the larger of the two numbers!

Does that help?

Let's try some questions then!