Chapter 1.3, Problem 10P

For each of the following pairs of numbers, find a decimal between the two numbers, and plot all three numbers visibly and distinctly on a number line like the one in Figure 1.54. Label all the longer tick marks. Your labeling of the tick marks should fit with the structure of the base-ten system.

1. The numbers 2.981 and 2.982
2. The numbers 13 and 12.9999
3. The numbers 13 and 13.0001