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Number lines

Finding the step between marks and reading and placing numbers on a number line. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Number lines

01020304050607080901004747 is closer to 50 than to 40
Read the scale on the number line
  1. Find the step between two marks: (100 − 0) ÷ 10 = 10.
  2. Count on in steps to the arrow.
  3. Numbers get bigger to the right.
Rule

From 0 to 1 000 with 4 equal spaces: each step = 1 000 ÷ 4 = 250, so the marks are 250, 500 and 750. Count the spaces, not the marks.

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  • Find the step between marks.
  • Count in steps to the arrow.
  • Numbers get bigger to the right.

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Step first, then count.

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