Grade 6 Mathematics · Strand 1: Numbers · Inequalities
Introduction to Inequality Symbols and Meaning
A short Grade 6 Mathematics lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Numbers: Inequalities. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. Which symbol correctly completes the statement 42 \square 29?
- A. <
- B. >
- C. =
- D. +
2. How do we read the statement 6 < 14 aloud from left to right?
- A. Six is greater than fourteen
- B. Six is equal to fourteen
- C. Fourteen is less than six
- D. Six is less than fourteen
3. Amani has 8 mangoes and Baraka has 3 mangoes. If 50 > 30 is written with 30 first, which statement is equivalent?
- A. 30 > 50
- B. 30 < 50
- C. 30 = 50
- D. 50 < 30
4. A pupil says 'Two is fewer than eight'. Which statement shows this using symbols?
- A. 2 > 8
- B. 2 = 8
- C. 2 < 8
- D. 8 < 2
5. What do we call a mathematical relationship showing that two values are not equal?
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