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Say what each comparison gives, True or False.
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Say what each comparison gives, True or False.
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Plan. Compare the text letter by letter, and remember that capital letters come before small letters.
"cat" == "cat": the same letters.True."cat" == "Cat": the first letter is different (candC).False."cat" != "dog": they are different.True."cat" < "dog":ccomes befored.True."Dog" < "cat": a capitalDcomes before every small letter.True."10" == 10: text and a number are never equal.False."10" < "9": text is compared character by character:1comes before9. So"10"is less than"9".True. (As numbers, 10 is more than 9. This is why you must change text to numbers first.)
Answer: True, False, True, True, True, False, True.
Common mistake. Comparing numbers that are stored as text. "10" < "9" is True.
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