The quantity on the left of the > sign is the greater quantity. It could be a variable or expression [like 3x - 2 > 50].
I learned it like the < or > symbols are like an alligators mouth. He's hungry, so his mouth will try to 'eat' [open up toward] the bigger numbers.
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To write "greater than 50" in mathematical notation, you would use the ">" symbol. This symbol points to the larger number, with the smaller number on the left side. So, to write "greater than 50," you would write "x > 50," where "x" represents any number larger than 50.
The mathematical symbol for "greater than" is >
The easy way to remember which symbol to use (< or >) is to remember that the big end points to the bigger number and the small (pointed) end points to the smaller number.
To get the number that is 50% greater than 100, you first take 50% of 100, which is 50. Then, you add that number to 100. This will give you 150, the number 50% greater than 100.
52 is the smallest even number greater than 50.
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Yes. 50 percent is shown as .5 in a decimal. Therefore, it is greater than .05
It is ten times greater because 10*5 = 50