Author: Andrew

Today we are going to use some symbols to compare numbers.

This symbol means is greater (more) than

This symbol means is equal to

This symbol means is less than

Charlie Croc is greedy and likes to eat BIG numbers.

6

24

Charlie is going to eat 24 because it’s bigger than 6!

The number sentence says 6 is less than 24

35

8

Charlie is going to eat 35 because it’s bigger than 8!

The number sentence says 35 is greater than 8

Can you put the correct symbols in the boxes below? Then read the number sentence.

15
3
41
9

2
20
13
3

30
18
39
9

49
3
41
27

15
11
40
38

12
19
32
39

Charlie says, if two numbers are the same, we use the equals symbol.

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