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The integers are \"\"

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\"\"Locate the integers “55and 50 on the number line.

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The numbers on a number line increase as you move from right to left.

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Observe that the number 50 is right to the number 55.

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So, 55 is greater than 50 and 50 is less than 55.

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The symbol for greater than is “>”

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The symbol for less than is “<”

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The inequalities are \"\"and \"\"

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The inequalities are\"\"  and \"\".

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