Video Transcript
Use less than, equals, or greater than to fill in the blank. 43 meters what 430 centimeters.
When we’re answering a question like this, we need to take into account the units. We’re not simply comparing 43 and 430. Since we have both meters and centimeters, we need to change the values so that they have the same units. Recall that one meter has 100 centimeters. So, if we have a measure of 43 meters, we know that this is 43 times larger. Therefore, the measure of 100 centimeters must also be 43 times larger. So, we can say that 43 meters is equal to 4300 centimeters. When we’re comparing 43 meters and 430 centimeters, we know that this value 43 meters is 4300 centimeters. So, it must be larger than 430 centimeters. Therefore, the missing symbol will be greater than.
