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Title: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 24, 2011, 09:29:12 AM
There has been some debate here this morning over how best to remember which way round the greater than and lesser than symbols go  noooo:

I don’t have a problem with this but one of the blokes was detailing how he was taught that it was the shark’s mouth heading towards it’s prey which confuzzled me mostly. noooo:
Title: Re: Greater or leser than ?
Post by: Uncle Mort on June 24, 2011, 09:38:49 AM
or crocodiles:

http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year4/greater_than/start.htm (http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year4/greater_than/start.htm)
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Snoopy on June 24, 2011, 10:16:24 AM
"Greater" points the way ahead whereas "Lesser" points to where you have been.

Nice however to see that work in the public sector is so concerned with such trivia. whistle:
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 24, 2011, 10:19:00 AM
It was actually for trying to extract some data from a database and you had to use these symbols to specify a date range ...he was not having much success  whistle:
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Snoopy on June 24, 2011, 10:22:26 AM
Explain it to them this way:
Your current pension arrangements >
Your future pension arrangements <
 eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 24, 2011, 10:25:05 AM
 lol:

You are being most helpful this morning  lol:
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Snoopy on June 24, 2011, 10:27:37 AM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 24, 2011, 10:25:05 AM
lol:

You are being most helpful this morning  lol:

I do my best to serve  angel1
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Pastis on June 24, 2011, 10:29:26 AM
It begs the question why a certain insurance company chose to call themselves MORE TH>N as opposed to LESS TH<N   whistle:
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 24, 2011, 12:00:05 PM
Quote from: Pastis on June 24, 2011, 10:29:26 AM
It begs the question why a certain insurance company chose to call themselves MORE TH>N as opposed to LESS TH<N   whistle:
Or even FEWER TH>N?  rubschin:
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Nick on June 24, 2011, 12:02:44 PM
Could be either, depending on countability  angel1
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 24, 2011, 12:04:31 PM
Aren't you out to  lunch ???
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Snoopy on June 24, 2011, 12:05:52 PM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 24, 2011, 12:04:31 PM
Aren't you out to  lunch ???

Euphemism # 9876589932?
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Nick on June 24, 2011, 12:08:08 PM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 24, 2011, 12:04:31 PM
Aren't you out to  lunch ???

Dinner  cloud9:  Leaving shortly
Title: Re: Greater or Lesser than ?
Post by: Barman on June 24, 2011, 12:21:28 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 24, 2011, 10:22:26 AM
Explain it to them this way:
Your current pension arrangements >
Your future pension arrangements <
 eveilgrin:

 lol: lol: lol: