Arithmetic/Working with Integers

There are a number of ways to compare two arithmetic expressions. The first one can either be: equal to the second (=) greater than the second (>) less than the second (<) greater than or equal to the second (≥) less than or equal to the second (≤) Examples: 5 > 2 (reads: "Five is greater than Two") 2 < 5 (reads: "Two is less than Five") 7 = 7 (reads: "Seven is equal to Seven") a ≥ b (reads: "A is greater than or equal to B". This means A could be equal to B or greater than B.) a ≤ b (reads: "A is less than or equal to B". This means A could be equal to B or less than B.) These are very important to understand before diving into solving equations with these symbols.