Less Than Greater Than

The video tutorial uses an alligator analogy to teach students how to compare numbers by examining place values. It explains how the alligator 'eats' the larger number, focusing on hundreds, tens, and ones places. The video also covers equal numbers and introduces the greater than and less than symbols, explaining their orientation and providing examples.

What does the alligator do when comparing 432 and 824?

• Doesn't eat any number

• Eats both numbers

• Eats 824 because it's greater

• Eats 432 because it's smaller

When comparing 355 and 332, which number does the alligator choose?

• Both numbers because they are equal

• Neither number

• 332 because it has a smaller tens place

• 355 because it has a greater tens place

What does the alligator do when the numbers are the same on both sides?

• Eats the second number

• Eats the first number

• Writes an equal sign

• Eats both numbers

What does a line underneath the greater than sign indicate?

• Greater than or equal to

• Less than

• Equal to

• Less than or equal to

How is the greater than symbol oriented?

• Vertically

• From small to big

• From big to small

• Horizontally