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Number Line Fractions Worksheet

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Number Line Fractions Worksheet

Number line with fractions illustration

📊 Part 1: Understanding Fractions on Number Lines

WALT: Place numbers and common fractions (halves and quarters) on a number line from 1 to 10.

Visual Fraction Helpers:

🟡 Half = 1/2 (like cutting a pizza into 2 equal pieces)

🔵 Quarter = 1/4 (like cutting a pizza into 4 equal pieces)

🔴 Three quarters = 3/4 (3 pieces out of 4 equal pieces)

1. Look at this number line. Circle where 1/2 would go between 2 and 3:

2 _____ _____ _____ _____ 3

First mark

Second mark

Third mark

Fourth mark

2. Which fraction comes between 4 and 5 on a number line?

4 1/2

3 1/2

5 1/2

6 1/2

3. Mark ALL the fractions that would fit between 1 and 2:

1 1/4

1 1/2

1 3/4

2 1/4

4. Complete this number line by filling in the missing numbers and fractions:

6 _____ 6 1/2 _____ 7 _____ _____ 8

✏️ Part 2: Drawing and Explaining

5. Draw your own number line from 3 to 5. Mark these fractions on it: 3 1/4, 3 1/2, 4 1/4, 4 3/4
6. Explain in your own words: Why does 1/2 go exactly in the middle between two whole numbers?
7. Look at the number line below. Which fraction is closest to 9?

8 _____ 8 1/4 _____ 8 1/2 _____ 8 3/4 _____ 9

🍰 Part 3: Fraction Story Problem

8. Sharing Cake Story:

Sarah has a chocolate cake that she wants to share equally with her 3 friends (4 people total). She cuts the cake into quarters. Each person gets 1/4 of the cake.

If Sarah eats her piece first, then her friend Tom eats his piece, how much cake is left?

a) Circle the correct answer:

1/4

1/2

3/4

2/4

b) Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and mark where the remaining cake amount would be:
9. Challenge Question: If you had 2 whole pizzas and ate 1 1/4 pizzas, how much would be left? Show your answer on a number line from 0 to 3.

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