how to allocate a matrix less than 1 to a variable?

So lets say I have matrix a = [.2 , .3 , 2 , 5 , .7 , 8]

I want to allocate all values of a <= 1 to a variable b. so b should contain .2, .3, .7

How do I do this?

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

a = [.2 , .3 , 2 , 5 , .7 , 8]  
b=a(a<=1)