< is a short way of writing 'is less than', which shows you that the number before it is smaller than the number after it. E.g. 7 < 59.

> is a short way of writing 'is more than', which shows you that the number before it is bigger than the number after it. E.g. 60 > 4.

= is a short way of writing 'is equal to', which shows you that the number or sum before it is the same as the number or sum after it. E.g. 4 = 4, 2 x 8 = 11 + 5.