IXL | Compare decimals and fractions on number lines

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and 0.3 on the number line.

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

Which number is closer to 0.0?

0.3

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Graph 0.2 and

on the number line.

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

Which number is closer to 1.0?

0.2

key idea

A fraction can always be written as a decimal.

Use these two facts to rewrite a fraction with a denominator of 10 or 100 as a decimal:

0.1

100

0.01

solution

Graph 0.2.

Find 0.2 on the number line and graph the point.

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

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The number line is labeled with decimals. In order to graph

on this number line, first write it as a decimal.

0.5

Find 0.5 on the number line and graph the point.

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

Compare 0.2 and

is closer to 1.0.

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Lesson: Fractions and decimals

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