REPRESENTING THE WHOLE NUMBER IN NUMBER LINE

A line on which equally spaced points are marked is called a number line.

not a number line

correct number line

A number line allows the order and relative positions of numbers to be shown.

order and positions not relative

order and relative positions

The arrow head shows that the line can continue indefinitely.

We sometimes use number lines to help us measure things. For example, rulers and tape measures are number lines which start from zero.

Use dots to show the following numbers on a number line :

Problem 1 :

9, 4, 8, 2, 7

Solution :

Problem 2 :

14, 19, 16, 18, 13

Solution :

Problem 3 :

70, 30, 60, 90, 40

Solution :

Problem 4 :

250, 75, 200, 25, 125

Solution :

Problem 5 :

4000, 3000, 500, 2500, 1500

Solution :