diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index 0a6a2af..1b2907a 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Greather than
+	 * Greater than
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	bool
@@ -1131,6 +1131,24 @@
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	/**
+	 * Equal to or Greater than
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function equal_to_greater_than($str, $min)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_numeric($str))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		return $str >= $min;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
 	 * Less than
@@ -1150,6 +1168,24 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Equal to or Less than
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function equal_to_less_than($str, $max)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_numeric($str))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		return $str <= $max;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Is a Natural number  (0,1,2,3, etc.)
 	 *
 	 * @param	string