In this problem the letters x and y are each one digit numbers. Compare x+y O 19?

Question

Do I put any number for x and y ? please help.

Your answer was no but how do I do this problem?

I'm sorry, I mean <,>,or =. Thank You for your help.

Answer 1

Can any 1-digit numbers equal 19?

The largest 1-digit numbers are 8 and 9.

Answer 2

Can any 2 one-digit numbers when added equal 19?

Answer 3

So you can use any 1 digit number. For example: I used 2+3. Since 2+3=5 what I did was then re-write my problem to 5 < 9. In the circles, I used a less than sign since 5 is less than 9. But you can use any 1 digit number to add.