Representation of Decimals On The Number Line


 
 
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Representation of Decimals On The Number Line

REPRESENTATION OF DECIMALS ON THE NUMBER LINE: Any decimal number can be represented on a numberline. It means we identifying the position of the number on a line with respect to the origin.

Representation of 4.2 on the number line: Whenever wewant to represent the number on a number line we will follow the following steps:

Step 1: We will identify the numbers between which that point lies. In this example we Clearly know that 4.2 lies between 4 and 5 in fig. (i).

Step 2: We will magnify the line between these two points. and will mark points to divide the line into ten division. As in the figure ii we have marked points between 4 and 5.

Step 3: Now we can see identify the poisition as in fig. (ii), 4. 2 is represented by the second mark of division after 4 in between 4 and 5.

 

 
 
 


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