document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=458018>Question 458018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you are dealing with large numbers, how long should your number line be. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not how long your line should be.  It's how you scale your line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pick a point on any line segment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you pick a point 1 in to the right you could label is 1 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you could label it 1 million.  It's up to you do decide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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