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Fractions on Number Lines
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Fractions on Number Lines
Fractions show equal parts of a whole. Use the number lines to help you place, compare and order fractions.
Read fractions
1.In the fraction 4/7, which number is the numerator?
- 4
- 7
- 11
2.What does the denominator in 3/8 tell you?
- The whole is split into 8 equal parts
- We are counting 8 parts
- The whole is split into 3 equal parts
3.In 5/6, how many equal parts are counted?
Place fractions
4.Mark and label 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 on this number line from 0 to 1.
5.Place and label 1/6, 1/3 and 5/6 on the number line from 0 to 1. Divide the line into equal parts as needed.
6.Which fractions are nearest to 1/2: 1/8, 3/8, 5/8 or 7/8? Select all that apply.
- 1/8
- 3/8
- 5/8
- 7/8
Compare and order
7.Use the marked points on the number line. Which is greater, 1/3 or 1/4?
- 1/3
- 1/4
- They are equal
8.Write these fractions from smallest to largest: 3/8, 1/2, 1/8, 7/8.
9.Complete both spaces: 1/2 is than 1/4 because it is to the right on a number line from 0 to 1.
Fraction reasoning
10.Match each fraction with its position description.
- 1/8
- 1/4
- 1/2
- 3/4
- 7/8
- Halfway between 0 and 1/2
- Halfway between 3/4 and 1
- Halfway between 1/2 and 1
- Halfway between 0 and 1/4
- Halfway between 0 and 1
11.Draw and label 1/2, 1, 3/2 and 2 on a number line that starts at 0 and ends at 2.
12.Explain why 3/6 and 1/2 belong at the same point on a number line from 0 to 1.
13.Select every fraction equal to 1/2: 2/4, 3/6, 4/10, 4/8 or 5/10.
- 2/4
- 3/6
- 4/10
- 4/8
- 5/10
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