• Freez@lemmy.mlEnglish
    113·
    1 year ago

    This dev failed first grade math when he can’t distinguish between < and >

    • Yoruio@lemmy.ca
      2·
      1 year ago

      bigger number go on bigger side of triangle. smaller number go on smaller side of triangle!

      • pizzaiolo@slrpnk.net
        31·
        1 year ago

        I memorized it like this:

        Add another stroke to < and it becomes 4, smaller number Add another stroke to > and it becomes 7 (if you cross it in the middle like I do), greater number

        • kablammy
          5·
          1 year ago

          I learnt it as “the mouth tries to eat the biggest number, so it faces towards the biggest number”

        • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          When you put numbers around it becomes really obvious.

          1<2 = 1 is lower than 2. 1<2<3<4<5<6<7 4>3 = 4 is greater than 3. 9>8>7>6>5>4>…