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Round decimals using a number line

Problem

Answer two questions about point A on the number line below.
A vertical number line labeled 14 to 15 with tick marks every one tenth unit. Point A appears slightly below the tick mark 14.4.
  1. What is A rounded to the nearest tenth?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  1. What is A rounded to the nearest one?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
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