Clayton and Olivia played a computer game. Olivia's final score was 2 306 421 and Clayton's was
2 302 972. Show these numbers on a number line. Whose score was greater? I know which score is greater but I am having trouble figuring out the number line and what to go by. Thanks
To show the scores of Clayton and Olivia on a number line, we need to choose a starting point and a scale for the number line. Let's start by choosing a range large enough to include both scores. Since the scores are in the millions, we can start the number line at 2 million and end it at 3 million.
Now, let's divide this range into equal intervals. To make it simple, we can divide it into increments of 100,000.
Here's what the number line looks like:
2,000,000 2,100,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 2,600,000 2,700,000 2,800,000 2,900,000 3,000,000
To represent Olivia's score of 2,306,421, we need to find the nearest increment on the number line. In this case, it is between 2,300,000 and 2,400,000. So, we can place a marker slightly closer to 2,400,000 to represent Olivia's score.
To represent Clayton's score of 2,302,972, we can follow the same steps. The nearest increment is between 2,300,000 and 2,400,000. So, we can place a marker slightly closer to 2,300,000 to represent Clayton's score.
On the number line, Olivia's score is to the right of Clayton's score. Thus, Olivia's score of 2,306,421 is greater than Clayton's score of 2,302,972.
I hope this explanation helps you understand how to represent the scores on a number line!
Start your numberline with 2,302,000. End it with 2,307,000.
You can mark it off in thousands between them.
2,302,000
2,303,000
and so on.