Ordering Rational Numbers
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Objective
I can use a number line to show why one rational number is greater or less than another.
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Practice
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Explain in your own words how a number line can be used to determine which of two rational numbers is greater.
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.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Draw a number line. Place -¾ and -¼ on the number line. Which number is greater? Explain how the number line shows this. Draw a number line. Place ½ and -½ on the number line. Which number is greater? Explain how the number line shows this. Draw a number line. Place ⅕ and -⅖ on the number line. Which number is greater? Explain how the number line shows this.”
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