SME
Grade 2 Math · Problem type
Numbers on a number line
Use this for “Where is 760 on a line from 700 to 800?” or “What number is at the point?”
Picture
Start at 500.
4 jumps of 10: 510, 520, 530, 540.
This is an example. Type the numbers from your problem to start.
Line starts at
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Each tick is worth
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Ticks from the start
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Number at the point
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Number sentences
Start at 500. 4 ticks of 10 land on 540.
Good to know
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Read the number at the start of the line and how much each tick mark is worth.
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Count the ticks from the start to the point: by 1s, by 10s or by 100s.
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On a line from 500 to 600 with 10 ticks, each tick is 10.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Line starts at: 500
Each tick is worth: 10
Number at the point: 540
FIND
ticks from the start
Step 1 · Find ticks from the start
Start at 500. ? ticks of 10 land on 540.
Count the ticks from the start to the number.
540 − 500 = 40
Count by 10s to 40: 10, 20, 30, 40 → 4 ticks
Ticks from the start: 4
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
500 + 4 jumps of 10 = 540 ✓
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