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Decimal Number Line Placement

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Decimal Number Line Placement

Help the market team place prices and measurements in the right order. Read each number line carefully. Decimal intervals are evenly spaced.

Read the number lines

Use the labelled ticks and equal spacing to answer Questions 1–4.

1.The scale runs from 0 to 1 in steps of 0.1. What value is at the marked tick?
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91
  • 0.3
  • 0.4
  • 0.5
2.A market stall measures a ribbon at 2.75 m. On a number line from 2 to 3, is 2.75 closer to 2, halfway, or closer to 3?
22.252.52.753
  • Closer to 2
  • Halfway between 2 and 3
  • Closer to 3
3.A fruit crate weighs 1.2 kg, then 1.4 kg, then 1.6 kg. Continue the pattern by writing the next decimal.
11.21.41.62
4.Fill in the two missing ticks in this equally spaced sequence: 4.1, , 4.3, , 4.5.
4.14.34.5

Place and compare decimals

Think about the value of each digit. Trailing zeroes do not change a decimal's value.

5.Draw and label a number line from 0 to 2. Mark 0.5, 1.2 and 1.75 in the correct positions.
00.250.50.7511.251.51.752
6.A walking track sign says the lookout is 3.456 km away. Between which two consecutive whole numbers does 3.456 lie?
33.13.23.33.43.53.63.73.83.94
7.Put these prices in order from smallest to largest: $2.8, $2.08, $2.18, $2.081.
22.12.22.32.42.52.62.72.82.93
8.Explain how you would locate 1.25 on a number line from 1 to 2. Mention tenths or hundredths in your explanation.
11.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.92

Precision challenge

Use the scale of the number line, not just the written digits, to reason about the gaps.

9.On a number line where each small interval is 0.01, how many intervals are there from 5.23 to 5.31?
5.25.225.245.265.285.35.325.345.365.385.4
10.Hudson marks 0.6 and 0.60 at different places on a number line from 0 to 1. Is she correct? Explain why or why not.
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91
11.A delivery scooter travels 1.36 km. Which tick does 1.36 sit on on a number line marked in hundredths?
1.31.311.321.331.341.351.361.371.381.391.4

3 printable pages

  • Decimal Number Line Placement, page 1 of 3: Read the number lines

    Page 1

  • Decimal Number Line Placement, page 2 of 3: Place and compare decimals

    Page 2

  • Decimal Number Line Placement, page 3 of 3: Precision challenge

    Page 3

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