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Representing Decimals & Fractions on a Number Line

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Students must be able to take fractions and represent them as distances from zero on a number line. They must be able to do the same idea with decimals to the tenths or hundredths.

Example

Maribel walked seven-tenths of a mile from her house to school. Show that distance on the first number line below as a fraction and as a decimal and explain your thinking. 

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Possible Solutions 

Digital Tools

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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents on a Number Line  

Animal Rescue 

Battleship Number Line 

Identifying Fractions on Number Lines 

Resources

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TEKS

Supporting Standard  4.3 Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and generate fractions to solve problems.
(G) represent fractions and decimals to the tenths or hundredths as distances from zero on a number line

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