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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Mathematics (Grade 7)

The Number System

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The Number System: Understanding Rational Numbers

Locating Rational Numbers on a Number Line

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Locating Rational Numbers on a Number Line
Introduction

Locating rational numbers on a number line helps visualize and compare values, including fractions and decimals. Rational numbers include all integers, fracti...

Transcript

Ryan is helping his mother set up snacks for an event. She asks him to place the food on the number line drawn across the counter so the snacks are arranged in order. The center is 0, with positive numbers to the right and negative numbers to the left.

She tells him the position for each snack, and Ryan places them at those positions.

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