Fractions and decimals on the number line
Fractions and decimals on the number line
Every fraction has a place on the number line. To find : cut the segment from 0 to 1 into 5 equal parts, and count 3 parts from 0.
For decimals, cut the segment from 0 to 1 into 10 parts – tenths. is between and . Zoom in there and cut into 10 again – hundredths: is exactly halfway.
is between 3 and 4: from 3, one fifth of the way to 4.
Zoom in between and : cut it into 10 parts, and there are , … . Zoom in again between two of them, and there are more. Between any two numbers there is always another number – as many as you like.
Draw a segment from 0 to 1 and place on it, roughly, and .
Place, roughly, , , and on a number line.
Two of them fall on the same point – which, and why?
Find three numbers between and .
How many such numbers are there, do you think?
/ – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power
/ – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power