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Decimals on Number Lines

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Decimals on Number Lines

Use the number lines to plot, compare and order decimals. Write each answer clearly.

Plotting Decimals

1.Plot 0.2, 0.6 and 0.9 on the number line.
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2.Plot 0.35 and 0.8 on the number line. Use the five-hundredths marks to locate 0.35.
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3.The point shown is marked on the number line. Which decimal does it represent?
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  • 0.25
  • 0.45
  • 0.65
  • 0.85
4.Which interval contains 0.27?
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  • Between 0.1 and 0.2
  • Between 0.2 and 0.3
  • Between 0.3 and 0.4
  • Between 0.7 and 0.8

Fractions and Decimal Steps

5.Match each fraction to its decimal equivalent.
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  • 3/10
  • 8/10
  • 6/10
  • 1/2
  • 0.8
  • 0.5
  • 0.3
  • 0.6
6.Fill in the missing decimals in this sequence, which increases by 0.1 each time: 0.2, , 0.4, , 0.6, , 0.8, .
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7.Which decimal lies exactly halfway between 0.4 and 0.6?
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  • 0.3
  • 0.5
  • 0.7
  • 0.9

Compare and Explain

8.A cyclist has travelled 0.72 of a route. Mark 0.72 on the number line, then explain which two tenths it falls between.
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9.Put these decimals in order from smallest to largest: 0.42, 0.07, 0.6, 0.25, 0.9.
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10.Explain how you would locate 0.38 on a number line marked in tenths. Include the two tenths that it lies between.
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3 printable pages

  • Decimals on Number Lines, page 1 of 3: Plotting Decimals

    Page 1

  • Decimals on Number Lines, page 2 of 3: Fractions and Decimal Steps, Compare and Explain

    Page 2

  • Decimals on Number Lines, page 3 of 3: 9. Put these decimals in order from smallest to largest: 0.42, 0.07, 0.6, 0.25, 0.9.

    Page 3

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