Exploring Decimals on a Number Line

This video tutorial explores the concept of decimals on a number line, focusing on tenths, hundredths, and thousandths. It explains how each decimal place represents a division of a whole into ten equal parts, using a number line to visualize these divisions. The tutorial also highlights the base 10 system, showing how each decimal place is a tenth of the previous one, and provides practical examples to aid understanding.

What does dividing a whole into ten equal parts help us understand?

• Percentages

• Decimals

• Fractions

• Multiplication

How many tenths make up one whole?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 1

What is one tenth divided by 10 equal to?

• One tenth

• One hundredth

• Ten

• One

How many hundredths fit between zero and one tenth?

• 10

• 100

• 1

• 1000

What is the next smaller division after hundredths?

• Hundredths

• Millionths

• Tenths

• Thousandths

How many thousandths are needed to make one hundredth?

• 1000

• 10

• 100

• 1

What decimal place comes after hundredths?

• Thousandths

• Centi-thousandths

• Tenths

• Millionths

What demonstrates the base 10 system in decimals?

• Dividing by 10

• Adding 10

• Dividing by 2

• Multiplying by 10

What size is a thousandth compared to a tenth?

• 100 times smaller

• 10 times larger

• 10 times smaller

• The same size

In the base 10 system, how many of the smaller unit equals the next larger unit?

• 2

• 10

• 100

• 5