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Tenths on a Number Line
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Tenths on a Number Line
Nikau, Freya and Hemi are practising skating at the ice rink. Use tenths to read, order and place their scores. Each small step on a number line is one tenth.
Read the tenths
A number line from 0 to 1 is split into ten equal steps.
1.The marked point is four equal steps after 0. What decimal does it show?
2.Freya’s skating score is at the marked point on the number line. Choose the score shown.
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
3.Nikau’s score is 1.7. Which option shows 1.7 in tenths?
- 1 whole and 7 tenths
- 7 wholes and 1 tenth
- 1 whole and 7 hundredths
Fill the gaps and place scores
Each step between labelled numbers is one tenth.
4.Complete the number line by writing the three missing tenths in order.
5.Mark a practice score of 1.6 on the number line from 1 to 2. Put a dot at the correct tenth.
6.Hemi’s practice scores are 1.2, 1.5 and 1.9. Write them in order from smallest to largest.
7.Choose every true statement about tenths.
- There are 10 tenths between 0 and 1.
- 0.5 means 5 tenths.
- 0.7 is greater than 0.9.
- 1.3 comes between 1.2 and 1.4.
8.A number line goes from 3.1 to 3.8 in steps of one tenth. Write the missing numbers: 3.1, , 3.3, , , 3.6, , 3.8.
9.Explain how you would find 0.6 on a number line from 0 to 1. Include how many equal steps to count.
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