Fifty-five hundredths and sixty-five thousandths
The greater number is the alligator's preference
He looks at the place values from left to right
Finds the greatest tenths place, so he takes a big bite
The hungry alligator eats the value that is greater
The value that is least is never part of his feast
One hundred seven thousandths and eleven hundredths
The greater value is what the alligator gets
He looks at the place values from left to right
One is the greatest hundredths place
So he takes a big bite
The hungry alligator eats the value that is greater
The value that is least is never part of his feast
Two hundred nine thousandths and four and five tenths
The gator eats the one with the greater contents
He looks at the place values from left to right
Four is the greatest ones place, so he takes a big bite
The hungry alligator eats the value that is greater
The value that is least is never part of his feast
Now the numbers are the same on both sides
The gator wants to eat, but he can't decide
Neither is greater or less, it's a perfect tie
So the alligator writes an equal sign
The hungry alligator eats the value that is greater
The value that is least is never part of his feast
The hungry alligator eats the value that is greater
The value that is least is never part of his feast
If there's a line underneath the greater than sign
Greater than or equal to is how the sign is defined
Or write a line underneath the less than sign
And less than or equal to is the name of the design
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Hi there, I'm an alligator, so let's keep this snappy
I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you
That the greater than symbol goes from big to small
And it's called the greater than symbol
The less than symbol goes from small to big
And it's called the less than symbol
The larger number always goes on the open side of the angle
For example
This reads as fifty is greater than ten
And this is read as ten is less than fifty
The greater than symbol goes on the open side of the angle