5.03 Decimal numbers on number line
Lesson
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Do you know how to plot decimal values on a number line? Let's try this problem to practice.
Plot $0.2$0.2 on the number line.
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We can zoom in and divide $\frac{1}{100}$1100 into $10$10 equal pieces to show $\frac{10}{1000}$101000, which we can then use to plot thousandths.
This video shows us how to plot decimals with thousandths on a number line.
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Question 1
Plot $0.639$0.639 on the number line.
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This video shows how to read numbers off of a number line for decimals in the thousandths.
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Question 2
What decimal value is shown on the following number line?
Identify the number in thousandths.
Remember!
$10$10 thousandths make $1$1 hundredth. This means that $10$10 spaces in between two hundredths on a number line, like $0.01$0.01 and $0.02$0.02, are thousandths.