Week 3: Decimals on the Number Line Video (due Monday 9/8/14) and Weekly Word Problem (due Friday 9/12/14)

Watch the following video on Reading Decimals on a Number Line.
Work the problems and answer the questions that are posed to you in the video.
Turn your answers in on lined paper with the proper heading for a homework grade.

DECIMALS ON THE NUMBER LINE

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nng3whNUBvo&list=UUnEDbtNN5JDeFd-jAqO8mcw


WEEKLY WORD PROBLEM
Read the problem twice.  Circle key words.  Choose a strategy to solve the problem.  Solve the problem (make sure to label and circle your answer).  Double check your work to make sure of your answer.  Finally, explain how you got the answer(s).  Your explanation should be at least 3 sentences long.

Problem:
There are several very long rivers in the world.  The Amazon River in South America is 3,976 miles long, the Nile River in Africa is 156 miles longer than the Amazon River, and the Yangtze River in Asia is 215 miles shorter than the Nile River.  How long are the Nile River and the Yangtze River?  Order the rivers from longest to shortest.  Explain how you got your answers.