Lesson 6 Compare Decimals on the Number Line
Let’s locate and label decimals on number lines.
Warm-up Notice and Wonder: Nested Lines
What do you notice? What do you wonder?
Activity 1 Locate 1 Thousandth
On each number line:
Label all of the tick marks.
Locate and label the number 0.001.
Activity 2 Label and Compare Decimals
Problem 1
Label the tick marks on each number line.
Problem 2
Which of the number lines would you use to compare 0.534 and 0.537? Explain or show your reasoning.
Activity 3 Locate and Compare With Symbols
Use the symbol < or > to compare the decimals 0.2 and 0.02. Use the number line to explain or show your thinking.
Use the symbol < or > to compare the decimals 0.3 and 0.14. Use the number line to explain or show your thinking.
Use the symbol < or > to compare the decimals 0.23 and 0.216. Use the number line to explain or show your thinking.
Practice Problem
Problem 1
Label the tick marks. Use the number line to explain your reasoning.
Which is greater, 0.654 or 0.658? Explain or show your reasoning.