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Decimal Number Line Placement

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Decimal Number Line Placement

Number line with decimal points illustration

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To place decimal numbers on a number line

Success Criteria: I can identify where decimal numbers belong on a number line and understand the spacing between decimal values.

📊 Part 1: Reading Number Lines

1. Look at this number line from 0 to 1. Each small mark represents 0.1. What decimal number is at point A?

Number line: 0 _____|_____|_____|_____A_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____ 1

0.4

0.5

0.6

2. On a number line from 2 to 3, where would 2.75 be located?

Closer to 2

Exactly in the middle

Closer to 3

3. Which decimal comes next in this sequence on a number line?

1.2, 1.4, 1.6, ______

1.7

1.8

2.0

4. Fill in the missing decimal on this number line:

4.1 _____ 4.3 _____ 4.5

The missing number is: __________

✏️ Part 2: Placing Decimals

5. Draw a number line from 0 to 2 and mark where these decimals would go:

Decimals to place: 0.5, 1.2, 1.75

6. Between which two whole numbers would you find 3.456?

3.456 is between _____ and _____

7. Order these decimals from smallest to largest as they would appear on a number line:

Decimals: 2.8, 2.08, 2.18, 2.081

8. Explain in your own words how you know where to place 1.25 on a number line between 1 and 2:

🏆 Challenge Questions

9. If each interval on a number line represents 0.01, how many small spaces would there be between 5.23 and 5.31?

Answer: _____ spaces

10. Create your own number line problem. Draw a number line and place three decimal numbers on it, then write a question for a classmate to solve:

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