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	Misuse of greater than		2019-03-07
		From Kenneth: I have an old business mathematics textbook. The authors have indicated that the following expressions indicate multiplication: ? is 2/3 greater than 90; ? is 2/3 smaller than 90. They also indicated that the following expression would indicate division: 30 is 2/3 greater than ? and 30 is 2/3 smaller than ?. How can these phrases indicate multiplication and division? How can 60 be 2/3 greater than 90 and also smaller than 90 as indicated above. What were the authors thinking? I have added the page from the book that indicates what I have explained in my message Kenneth Answered by Harley Weston.
	< and >		2002-08-30
		From Kelsey: What is the origin of the greater (>) than and less (<) than signs? Answered by Harley Weston.
	< and > Which one is which?		2000-12-06
		From Alice: This grandmother forgot and wants to know the correct for greater and the one for lesser..... the two are < and > Which one is which? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Larger and smaller		2000-10-10
		From Nicole: which one of these arrows < , > points to the greater number? which arrows points to the smaller number. Answered by Penny Nom.

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