1. Edexcel GCSE Maths Spec B – Modular: Booster C © Pearson Education 2010. This document may have been altered from the original. To understand an easy way of thinking about the difference between > and < on a number line. Objectives

2. Edexcel GCSE Maths Spec B – Modular: Booster C © Pearson Education 2010. This document may have been altered from the original. Look at the following number line, showing values of x. -4-3-20231 Notice that the symbol points to the left.

3. Edexcel GCSE Maths Spec B – Modular: Booster C © Pearson Education 2010. This document may have been altered from the original. -4-3-20231 Read from left to right: is to the left of 2. The direction of the symbol. Look at the following number line, showing values of x.

4. Edexcel GCSE Maths Spec B – Modular: Booster C © Pearson Education 2010. This document may have been altered from the original. -4-3-20231 Notice that the symbol now points to the right. Look at the following number line, showing values of x.

5. Edexcel GCSE Maths Spec B – Modular: Booster C © Pearson Education 2010. This document may have been altered from the original. -4-3-20231 Read from left to right: is to the right of -1. Look at the following number line, showing values of x.

6. Edexcel GCSE Maths Spec B – Modular: Booster C © Pearson Education 2010. This document may have been altered from the original. -4-3-20231 Read from left to right: -3 is to the left of and is to the left of 2. Look at the following number line, showing values of x.