Graph –0.25 on the number line

Question

note: The answer is not a decimal

Answer 1

To graph \(-0.25\) on a number line, you'll want to follow these steps:

1. Draw a horizontal line: This will represent your number line.
2. Mark the center: Identify and clearly mark \(0\) in the center of the line.
3. Identify the scale: Since \(-0.25\) is between \(-1\) and \(0\), you may want to divide the space between these two points into smaller intervals. Each interval could represent \(-0.1\), \(-0.2\), etc.
4. Locate \(-0.25\): Count one-quarter of the way from \(0\) to \(-0.5\). This would mean placing a point for \(-0.25\) slightly after \(-0.2\) and before \(-0.3\).
5. Label the point: Write \(-0.25\) next to the point you marked.

The visual representation would show \(-0.25\) correctly on the number line but please describe or visualize as I can't draw. Here's a simple text representation:

           |     |     |     |     |    
        -1 | -0.5 |    -0.25 |  0  |  1
           |     |     |     |     |  

In this representation:

• Each "|" represents a whole number.
• The location of \(-0.25\) is marked between \(-0.2\) and \(-0.3\).