Four-hundred-thirty two and eight-hundred-twenty four
The gator eats the one that's worth more
He looks at the place values from left to right
Eight's the greatest hundred's place, so he takes a big bite
The hungry alligator eats the number that is greater
The number that is least is never part of his feast
Three-hundred-fifty five and three-hundred-thirty two
The gator eats the one that's worth more
He looks at the place values from left to right
Five's the greatest ten's place, so he takes a big bite
The hungry alligator eats the number that is greater
The number that is least is never part of his feast
One-hundred-forty five and one-hundred-forty nine
The gator eats the one that's worth more
He looks at the place values from left to right
Nine's the greatest one's place, so he takes a big bite
The hungry alligator eats the number that is greater
The number 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 number that is greater
The number 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
I'll write a line underneath the less than sign
And less than or equal to is the name of the design
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 its 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