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Comparing on Number Line

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15 ? 18
Plot 15 and 1815\text{ and }18 on a number line
We can see that 15 is to the left of 18 on the number line
Therefore, 1515 is less than 1818 (1515 << 1818)

18 ? 15
Plot 18 and 1518\text{ and }15 on a number line
We can see that 18 is to the right of 15 on the number line
Therefore, 1818 is greater than 1515 (1818 >> 1515)

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