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Is there a difference between "12 greater than x" and "12 is greater than x"? Let's find out!

If you said "yes," you are correct!

12 greater than x would translate to x + 12.
12 is greater than x would translate to 12 > x.

When you see the words "greater than," you know that means it is an inequality.

You can watch this teacher show how to look at the words to show how to write an equality in this Translate Word Phrases to Inequalities video, by Larry Schmidt:

Below are some key words for inequalities:

>	≥	<	≤
Is more than Is greater than Is larger than above	Minimum At least Is not less than Not smaller than	Is smaller than Is less than below	Maximum At most Not more than Is not greater than

Here is a more in-depth video, by Julie Harland, Your Math Gal, called, Translating words to Equations. The video is not just about inequalities, but equations as well:

Continue on to the Got It! section for a match game!