Navigating Whole Numbers and Decimals on a Number Line

Math Mom introduces whole numbers and decimals, explaining their positions on a number line. She discusses how decimals represent numbers between whole numbers and demonstrates this with examples. The video covers decimals with one and two places, showing how they divide the number line into smaller parts. Math Mom concludes by sharing her teaching method, emphasizing the importance of linking decimals to the number line for better understanding.

When writing whole numbers, what do we typically exclude?

• The number one

• The decimal and zero

• The number line

• The number ten

What is the position of the digit in the first place of a whole number?

• Thousands

• Ones

• Hundreds

• Tens

How do we represent numbers between whole numbers on a number line?

• With decimals

• With letters

• With whole numbers

• With fractions

If a pie is divided into 10 pieces, what is each piece called?

• A whole

• A tenth

• A hundredth

• A thousandth

How many steps are needed to get from 3 to 4 on a number line divided into tenths?

• 5 steps

• 10 steps

• 20 steps

• 15 steps

What does the second decimal place represent?

• Tenths

• Hundredths

• Thousandths

• Ones

If a number line is divided into 100 equal parts, what is each part called?

• A tenth

• A hundredth

• A whole

• A thousandth

What would be the next step after 2.99 on a number line divided into hundredths?

• 3.10

• 3.00

• 2.999

• 2.100

Where would the number 5.97 be located on a number line?

• Exactly at 6

• Closer to 6

• Closer to 5

• Exactly at 5

What does a number with many decimal places indicate about its position on the number line?

• It is close to the whole number

• It is far from the whole number

• It is exactly at the whole number

• It is not on the number line