Question

Between which two whole numbers on the number line are the given numbers lie?  Which of these whole numbers is nearer the number?(a) 0.8     (b) 5.1    (c) 2.6     (d) 6.4     (e) 9.1   (f) 4.9

Answer 1

(a) `0.8` lies between `0` and `1` on the number line and nearer to number `1`.
(b) `5.1` lies between `5` and `6` on the number line and nearer to number `5`.
(c) `2.6` lies between `2` and `3` on the number line and nearer to number `3`.
(d) `6.4` lies between `6` and `7` on the number line and nearer to number `6`.
(e) `9.1` lies between `9` and `10` on the number line and nearer to number `9`.
(f) `4.9` lies between `4` and `5` on the number line and nearer to number `5`.