N2 Readiness Grade 8 August 2014

Readiness Tasks

1. Correctly place the following decimal numbers on the number line.

0.456 0.1 0.999 0.75 0.30 0.505




2. A student says that 6.82 is to the left of 6.816 on a number line because 82 is
less than 816. Explain why the students reasoning is incorrect.

3. Write the missing numbers on the number line.








4. Place the following numbers on the number line.

3750 3499 3150 3562












0
0.5 1
1265 1365 ____ 1565 1665 ____
3000 4000
N2 Readiness Grade 8 August 2014
5. Which number might be at point A?










6. Estimate where 372 might lie on the number line. Explain your reasoning.










7. What might the missing number be?














3000 0
A
0
800
0 800 ____
N2 Readiness Grade 8 August 2014
8. Identify the decimals as repeating or terminating.

a.

b.

c.

d.

9. Knowing that

= ,

= ,

= ...

a. What is the decimal representations for

and

?

b. What is the fraction for 0.636363 ?


10. Explain which is larger 0.7 or . How do you know?