Looking at the question we can see that it says:
We should know what these symbols mean:
stands for something less than the other, for example:
We can say that 2 is less than 5 so in a symbolic form it can be written as,
Similarly,
stands for something greater than the other, for example:
We can say that 7 is greater than 5, in a symbolic form it can be written as,
So here, 
means that, 42153 is greater than 35214.
What are you confused by?
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Looking at the information given, the average or mean lowest prices and standard deviations for the two cities are given. The standard deviation is a measure of variability. It is used to determine how far the values in the data are from the mean. A lower standard deviation means that the values are closer to the mean. A higher standard deviation means that the values are farther from the mean.
Since 0.07 is lower than 0.23, the correct statement that is true about their gas-price data is
Raquel's data are most likely closer to $3.42 than Van's data are to $3.78.
Let x=the number.
1.25x=45
x=45/1.25
x=30
