Understanding Decimals and Number Lines

What does a decimal represent?

• A whole number

• A value between zero and a whole

• A value more than a whole

• A value less than zero

In the decimal 0.93, what is the place value of the digit 3?

• Thousandths

• Hundredths

• Tenths

• Ones

Which number line correctly represents the point 1.93?

• A point past 1 but before 2

• A point before 1

• A point exactly at 2

• A point exactly at 1

What does the point 2.93 on a number line represent?

• A point exactly at 3

• A point exactly at 2

• A point past 2 but before 3

• A point before 2

Where should the point 0.52 be located on a number line?

• Exactly at 1

• Closer to 0 than 0.5

• Just past 0.5

• Exactly at 0.5