Representing Numbers

Question 1

A number line is drawn from 0 to 100 with tick marks at every 10. Which description shows the best place to put the number 73 on the line?

Accepted Answer

just to the right of the 70 mark

Answer

exactly halfway between the 70 and 80 marks

Answer

just to the left of the 70 mark

Answer

exactly halfway between the 60 and 70 marks

Question 2

Sam has 63 stickers. He wants to put a point for 63 on a number line that runs from 0 to 100. The line has a bold tick at every 10 (0, 10, 20… 100) and a smaller tick at every 5 (5, 15, 25… 95). Which description tells where the point should go?

Accepted Answer

Just to the left of the 65‑tick, closer to 65 than to the 60‑tick.

Answer

Exactly halfway between the 60‑tick and the 70‑tick.

Answer

Exactly on the 65‑tick.

Answer

Just to the right of the 60‑tick, closer to 60 than to the 65‑tick.

Question 3

A point is placed exactly halfway between the numbers 30 and 40 on a number line. Which number does this point represent?

Accepted Answer

35

Answer

30

Answer

45

Answer

40

Try three questions

A number line is drawn from 0 to 100 with tick marks at every 10. Which description shows the best place to put the number 73 on the line?

Sam has 63 stickers. He wants to put a point for 63 on a number line that runs from 0 to 100. The line has a bold tick at every 10 (0, 10, 20… 100) and a smaller tick at every 5 (5, 15, 25… 95). Which description tells where the point should go?

A point is placed exactly halfway between the numbers 30 and 40 on a number line. Which number does this point represent?

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