Less than 3 on a number line

Q: What is less than on a number line?

2. Numbers that appear to the Right of a given number are Greater Than (>) the given number. 3. Numbers that appear to the Left of a given number are Less Than (<) the given number.

Q: How do you find inequalities on a number line?

To plot an inequality, such as x>3, on a number line, first draw a circle over the number (e.g., 3). Then if the sign includes equal to (≥ or ≤), fill in the circle. If the sign does not include equal to (> or <), leave the circle unfilled in.

Q: Which way is greater than on a number line?

The greater than symbol means the number on the left is greater than the number on the right. The greater than or equal symbol means the number on the left is greater than or equal to the number on the right. The less than symbol means that the number on the left is less than the number on the right.

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What is less than on a number line?
How do you find inequalities on a number line?
Which way is greater than on a number line?

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The numbers, which satisfy an inequality can be illustrated on a number line. For instance we may need to illustrate all the number that satisfy the inequality: \[x < 5 \] in other words we have to show all the numbers that make the inequality true.

To illustrate these numbers we'll often use a number line. For the inequality \(x < 5 \) this is shown here:

The following tutorial will teach us all we need to know about inequalities and number lines for now.

What is less than on a number line?

2. Numbers that appear to the Right of a given number are Greater Than (>) the given number. 3. Numbers that appear to the Left of a given number are Less Than (<) the given number.

How do you find inequalities on a number line?

To plot an inequality, such as x>3, on a number line, first draw a circle over the number (e.g., 3). Then if the sign includes equal to (≥ or ≤), fill in the circle. If the sign does not include equal to (> or <), leave the circle unfilled in.

Which way is greater than on a number line?

The greater than symbol means the number on the left is greater than the number on the right. The greater than or equal symbol means the number on the left is greater than or equal to the number on the right. The less than symbol means that the number on the left is less than the number on the right.