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Decimal Number Line Templates

A car wash fundraiser is tracking distances, water use and donations. Use the number lines to locate, compare and explain decimal values. Check the scale before placing each point.

Read the scale

Each number line is a visual tool: count the intervals between labelled values before deciding what each tick represents.

1.Zoe marks the distance of a fundraiser sign from the car wash entrance as 3.2 km. On the line, each small interval is one tenth. Which point should she mark?

The second small tick after 3
The fifth small tick after 3
The second small tick after 2
The first small tick after 4

2.Isla measures a hose as 3.25 m long. The zoomed line shows the interval from 3.2 to 3.3 in hundredths. Which tick is 3.25?

3.Levi records a water-use reading of 3.47 L. Locate it on the zoomed line and write the two consecutive tenths it lies between.

Plot and compare fundraiser readings

Use the scale on each line. Points should be placed in the correct order and at the correct distance from the labelled values.

4.The team logs three car-wash queue lengths in metres: 1.6, 2.3 and 4.8. Plot all three values on the number line.

5.Three donation totals, in dollars, are $0.75, $1.25 and $2.85. Plot them on the line. Which total is closest to $1?

6.Put these fundraiser amounts in order from smallest to largest: $2.08, $2.8, $2.18, $2.81. Use the line to check your order.

7.A volunteer says 3.4 is smaller than 3.35 because 4 is smaller than 35. Is this reasoning correct? Explain using place value or the number line.

8.A delivery trolley travels 4.2 km, then another 0.65 km. Plot the starting distance and the total distance on the number line. What is the total?

9.Choose three different decimals between 0 and 5. Plot them, then write them from smallest to largest. Include at least one decimal to the nearest hundredth.

10.Explain a reliable method for placing a decimal such as 2.37 on a number line. Include how you would use the tenths and hundredths digits.