Number lines are a great way to compare numbers. They also help you to order numbers, understand place value and estimate where a number is. Watch this video to find out more. This number line shows ...

To mark a value on the number line, eg the number 2, start at zero and take 2 steps to the right. Number lines can also show fractions as values. This number line represents the values between 0 and 1 ...

As children in Western cultures grow, they learn to place numbers on a mental number line, with smaller numbers to the left and spaced further apart than the larger numbers on the right. Then the ...