Pause and Reflect
How can you tell if a situation involves less than?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. Situations involving less than have an upper limit, which is described using words such as fewer than, at most, or cannot exceed.
How can you tell if a situation involves greater than?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. Situations involving greater than have a lower limit, which is described using words such as at least, more than, or minimum.
How can you distinguish between situations involving less than and situations involving less than or equal to?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. If the boundary point, or upper limit, is included in the situation, we use "less than or equal to" to describe the situation. If not, we use "less than" instead.