Number lines and decimals (thousandths)

So far, we have plotted tenths and hundredths on a number line. When we zoomed in, we found we could break $\frac{1}{10}$110​ into $10$10 hundredths so we could plot hundredths.

 

Plotting thousandths

Now we can zoom in further and divide $\frac{1}{100}$1100​ into $10$10 equal pieces to show $\frac{10}{1000}$101000​, which we can use to plot thousandths.

While the scale and endpoints have changed, we have used the same process to focus on smaller numbers, thousandths. Let's work through some examples of this in the Video 1.

 

Reading number lines

Now we are ready to read a number line and work out what number has been plotted. Let's work through some examples here. 

 

Worked Examples

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3