Use the symbols    >     <     1     1     2     3  in the boxes to make correct number sentences.

For example 5.12 < 5.13 is correct and 5.21 >5.23 is wrong.

How many different sentences can you make?

How will you know when you have found them all?

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This activity is adapted from the NRICH task Greater than or less than with permission of the University of Cambridge. All rights reserved.

 

 

One Response to Greater than or less than

  1. MacDonald Chapwanya says:

    Very interesting activity. Such a creative and engaging way to foster understanding of “greater than” and “less than.”

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