Decimal Number Lines Part 2

Consider the number line given below.

 

Let's find the decimal represented by the point s.

 

Observe that:

The distance between 0.89 and 0.90 is divided into 10 equal parts.

So, each part represents a length of one-thousandth or 0.001.

 

Now, count the number of parts from 0.89 to s.

 

There are 6 parts.

 

This means that the point s is 6 parts to the right of 0.89 or 6 thousandths after 0.89.

 

Now, 0.89 and 6 thousandths equals 0.896.

 

So, the decimal represented by the point s is 0.896.