Determine decimal values up to tenths on a number line by counting markings starting at whole numbers.
[i]Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.[/i]
Notice that to get from one whole number to the next, the point needs to move 10 steps on the number line. Each of the decimal values increases by one-tenth. How are the number of marks related to the decimal values?[br]
If [math]a[/math] is closer to the right-hand side of the number line, how can you count its value?