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Decimals on Number Lines
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Decimals on Number Lines
📏 Part 1: Understanding Tenths
1. Look at this number line from 0 to 1. Fill in the missing decimal numbers:
0 _____ 0.2 _____ 0.4 _____ _____ 0.7 _____ _____ 1.0
2. What does one-tenth mean? Circle the correct answer:
One part out of 5 equal parts
One part out of 10 equal parts
One part out of 100 equal parts
3. Which decimal number represents 3 tenths?
0.03
0.3
3.0
🎯 Part 2: Locating Decimals
4. Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and mark these decimal positions: 0.1, 0.5, 0.8
5. Look at the number line below. Which decimal is closest to the arrow?
Number line: 0 ——————→——————— 1
(Imagine the arrow points to the 6th mark out of 10)
0.4
0.6
0.8
6. Which of these decimals would you find between 0.2 and 0.4 on a number line? Check all that apply:
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.25
🔢 Part 3: Fractions and Decimals
7. Match each fraction to its decimal equivalent:
1. 1/10
2. 5/10
3. 9/10
4. 7/10
A. 0.9
B. 0.1
C. 0.7
D. 0.5
8. Complete this sentence: The decimal 0.4 is the same as _____ tenths or the fraction _____.
💭 Part 4: Problem Solving
9. Sarah has $0.60 in her pocket. On a number line from $0.00 to $1.00, where would you place her money? Explain your thinking:
10. Is 0.5 closer to 0 or to 1? Circle your answer and explain why:
Closer to 0
Closer to 1
Exactly in the middle
11. Create your own number line problem. Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and ask a friend to locate 0.3 on it:
12. If you walk 0.7 kilometres out of a 1 kilometre journey, how much further do you need to walk? Show your work:
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