Originally Posted by sbm12

Less than. The pointy side is smaller than the open side. so if you want to spend less than $750 you want the open part facing the $750 and the point facing you. @:-)

It took me way too long to figure those out, too.

Originally Posted by Yaatri

Funny, I had the same problem when I first encountered these creatures. Their meaning appeared quite arbitrary to me, until I convinced myself that there is a logic. It helped me remember until it became a part of my mental make up. The quantity or the expression on the narrow side is smaller.
Hence, 5<10 and 100>90.