The same way you can tell with integers.
You might mean an inequality (with 'less than', 'greater than', etc). You might mean an expression.
If the signs of the numerator and denominator are different then the fraction is less than 0 and, therefore, obviously less than one half.If the signs are the same then if the absolute value of the numerator is less than or equal to half the absolute value of the denominator, then the fraction is less than or equal to one half.Algebraically,p/q
"x3" is not an inequality. An inequality will have one of the following signs: less-than, less-than-or-equal, greater-than, greater-than-or-equal. for example: 3x - 5 < 15
If there is an equal sign, it is called an equation; if there is a less-than, a less-than-or-equal, a greater-than, or a greater-than-or-equal sign, an inequality; if there is none of these, an expression.
Less than < Greater than >
greater than is > less than is <
greater than= > less than= <
Greater than: >Less than:
They are: > means greater than and < means less than
Less than sign is < Greater than sign is >
> <
the less than sign is > the greater than sign is <
If the two sides of the equation are unequal, you need the greater than or the less than sign instead of the equal sign. If the left side is less, use the less than sign. Otherwise, use the greater than sign.
it means the signs you use in math. less than <. greater than >
greater than would be: > less than would be: < Equal would be: =
They mean that the expression to the left of the sign is greater than or less than (as appropriate) the expression to the right of the sign.