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Mixed Fractions Number Line

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Mixed Fractions Number Line

Mixed Fractions Number Line

Number line with mixed fractions illustration

📏 Part 1: Understanding Mixed Fractions

1. What is a mixed fraction? Circle the correct answer:

A fraction with only a numerator

A whole number and a fraction combined

Two fractions added together

A fraction greater than 10

2. Which of these are mixed fractions? Check all that apply:

2 1/4

3/4

1 3/8

5/3

4 1/2

🎯 Part 2: Placing Mixed Fractions on Number Lines

3. Look at the number line below and mark where 1 1/2 would be placed:

Number line from 0 to 3: 0 _____|_____|_____|_____|_____ 1 _____|_____|_____|_____|_____ 2 _____|_____|_____|_____|_____ 3

4. Draw a number line from 0 to 4 and mark these mixed fractions:

2 3/4, 1 1/4, 3 1/2

5. Which mixed fraction is closest to 3 on a number line?

2 3/4

3 1/8

2 1/2

3 3/4

🔢 Part 3: Ordering Mixed Fractions

6. Put these mixed fractions in order from smallest to largest:

3 1/4, 1 3/4, 2 1/2, 1 1/4

Smallest: _________ → _________ → _________ → _________ Largest

7. Match each mixed fraction to its position on the number line:
1. 1 1/2
2. 2 3/4
3. 3 1/4
4. 4 1/2
A. Between 4 and 5
B. Between 1 and 2
C. Between 3 and 4
D. Between 2 and 3

🧮 Part 4: Problem Solving

8. Sarah walked 2 1/4 kilometres to school. Mark this distance on the number line below:

Distance in kilometres: 0 _____ 1 _____ 2 _____ 3 _____ 4 _____ 5

9. A recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of flour. If you only have measuring cups marked in quarters, explain how you would measure this amount:
10. Complete the pattern on this number line:

1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, _______, _______, 2 3/4

11. Draw and label a number line showing where you would place 2 5/8. Show your working:

🎨 Part 5: Creative Challenge

12. Create your own mixed fraction between 3 and 4, then draw a number line showing exactly where it belongs:

My mixed fraction: _________

13. Explain in your own words how to find the position of any mixed fraction on a number line:

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