How to find a decimal numbers in between 2 numbers on a number line?

Ex. 12.54 and 12.541 OR 2.781 and 2.7342 - how to find a decimal number between each pair on a number line.How to find a decimal numbers in between 2 numbers on a number line?
ADD the two number and then divide by 2How to find a decimal numbers in between 2 numbers on a number line?
Straightforward method: Take the average of the two numbers. E.g.,


(12.54 + 12.541)/2 = 12.5405


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Cleverer method:


Add trailing zeroes. Remember that trailing zeroes don't change a the value of a decimal. That is,





聽聽聽聽聽12.54 聽聽= 12.5400


聽聽聽聽聽12.541 = 12.5410





Look at the last two digits of each number, 00 and 10. They give you NINE numbers in-between:


聽聽聽聽聽12.5401


聽聽聽聽聽12.5402


聽聽聽聽聽12.5403


聽聽聽聽聽12.5404


聽聽聽聽聽12.5405


聽聽聽聽聽12.5406


聽聽聽聽聽12.5407


聽聽聽聽聽12.5408


聽聽聽聽聽12.5409


and you didn't have to do any calculations!
i guess you just add a 5 on the end of the smaller number
12.54 and 12.541 ~ 12.5400 and 12.5410 --%26gt; Ex: 12.5401,


12.5402...





2.781 and 2.7342 --%26gt; 2.74





saludos.