| Decimals on the number line 2 | |
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| Description | |
| Exercise Name: | Decimals on the number line 2 |
| Math Missions: | 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic essentials Math Mission, Pre-algebra Math Mission |
| Types of Problems: | 1 |
The Decimals on the number line 2 exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic essentials Math Mission and Pre-algebra Math Mission. This exercise experiments with the position of decimals on a number line.
Types of Problems[]
There is one type of problem in this exercise:
- Find the point: This problem asks the student to move an orange dot to the correct spot on a number corresponding to a given decimal number.
Find the point
Strategies[]
This exercise is easy to get accuracy badges and speed badges because there is only one type of problem and the manipulative is very easy to use.
- The answer will be on one of the tick marks, not in between two tick marks.
- The endpoints of the number line are two different tenths and each tick mark corresponds to a hundredth. Therefore users can just look at the hundredths spot to tell how many tick marks to move.
Real-life Applications[]
- Decimals appear in every-day media to display information to consumers.
- Decimals are very common in shopping. Price tags, food labels, and receipts all contain decimals.
- At gas pumps, decimals are used to show how much gas is pumped and much it costs per gallon.