Ordering Rational Numbers
Grade 6•45 minutes•Standard 6.NS.7 Understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers. Interpret statements of inequality as statements about the relative position of two numbers on a number line diagram.
Learning Objective
I can use a number line to show why one rational number is greater or less than another.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain in your own words how a number line can be used to determine which of two rational numbers is greater.
2. Draw a number line and plot the numbers -1.5 and -0.5 on it. Explain which number is greater and why, based on their positions on the number line.
3. Place the following rational numbers on a number line: ¼, -¾, ½, -¼. Then, list the numbers from least to greatest.
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Identifying Rational Numbers on a Number Line | Math with Mr. J
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