Use your knowledge of place value to place the correct inequality sign ($<$ or $>$) between each pair of numbers.

1. $16.5_{ }$ ____ $16.52$

   Hint (a):

   Which of the two numbers is greater?
   
   Remember:
   smaller number < greater number
   
   greater number > smaller number

   Answer (a):

   <

2. $4.110$ ___ $4.10$

   Hint (b):

   See part (a).
   
   If you are having trouble comparing the numbers, try lining up the decimal points and adding zeroes as needed.

3. $5.963$ ___ $5.9$

   Answer (c):

   >9

4. Write the numbers given in part (b) in words.

   Hint (d):

   Write what the numbers mean: $4.110$ is said as ''four and one hundred ten thousandths''.