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Understanding Tenths on Number Line

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Understanding Tenths on Number Line

Number line with decimal tenths illustration

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

We are learning to identify and place tenths on a number line.

Success Criteria:

• I can read tenths as decimals (0.1, 0.2, 0.3...)

• I can place tenths in the correct position on a number line

• I can identify missing tenths on a number line

📊 Part 1: Reading Tenths

1. Look at this number line from 0 to 1. What decimal number is shown by the arrow?

0 ——|——|——|——|——•——|——|——|——|——| 1

The arrow points to: _______

2. Circle the correct decimal for each description:

Five tenths:

0.5
0.05
5.0

Eight tenths:

0.8
8.0
0.08

Two tenths:

2.0
0.02
0.2

3. Fill in the missing tenths on this number line:

0.3 —— _____ —— 0.5 —— _____ —— 0.7 —— _____ —— 0.9

✏️ Part 2: Placing Tenths

4. Mark these decimals on the number line below with arrows and labels:

0.2, 0.6, 0.9

0 ——————————————————————————————————————— 1

5. Complete this counting pattern:

0.1, 0.2, _____, _____, 0.5, _____, 0.7, _____, _____, 1.0

6. Which decimal is closest to 1 whole?

0.1

0.5

0.9

0.3

7. Write these tenths in order from smallest to largest:

0.7, 0.2, 0.9, 0.4

8. Explain in your own words: What does 0.3 mean?

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