Fractions on a Number Line
Place, name, and compare fractions using equal intervals
Fractions on a Number Line
Place, name, and compare fractions using equal intervals
Math - Grade 4-5
- 1
A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 4 equal parts. What fraction is shown at the first tick mark after 0?
Count how many equal parts make one whole.
The first tick mark after 0 shows 1/4 because the whole from 0 to 1 is divided into 4 equal parts. - 2
A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 8 equal parts. What fraction is shown at the fifth tick mark after 0?
The fifth tick mark after 0 shows 5/8 because it is 5 equal parts out of 8 from 0 to 1. - 3
Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and divide it into 6 equal parts. Label the point for 2/6.
The numerator tells how many parts to move from 0.
The point for 2/6 should be placed at the second tick mark after 0 on a number line divided into 6 equal parts. - 4
Which fraction is farther to the right on a number line: 3/5 or 4/5? Explain your answer.
4/5 is farther to the right because both fractions have the same denominator, and 4 fifths is greater than 3 fifths. - 5
A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 10 equal parts. Write the fraction for the point at the seventh tick mark after 0.
Use the tick mark number as the numerator.
The point at the seventh tick mark after 0 is 7/10 because it is 7 equal parts out of 10. - 6
On a number line, 1/2 is marked between 0 and 1. Write an equivalent fraction with denominator 6 that would be at the same point.
An equivalent fraction with denominator 6 is 3/6 because 3/6 is the same distance from 0 as 1/2. - 7
A number line from 0 to 2 is divided into halves. List the fractions shown at each tick mark from 0 to 2.
Start at 0 and add 1/2 each time.
The tick marks show 0, 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, and 2. These are spaced by halves. - 8
Place 5/4 on a number line from 0 to 2. Describe where it belongs.
5/4 belongs one tick mark to the right of 1 if the number line is divided into fourths. It is the same as 1 1/4. - 9
Which fraction is closer to 1 on a number line: 7/8 or 5/8? Explain your answer.
Think about how many eighths are needed to reach 8/8.
7/8 is closer to 1 because it is only 1/8 away from 1, while 5/8 is 3/8 away from 1. - 10
A point is marked at 3/3 on a number line. What whole number is this point equal to?
The point 3/3 is equal to 1 because 3 equal parts out of 3 make one whole. - 11
Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and mark 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3. Label each point.
Make 3 equal spaces between 0 and 1.
The number line should be divided into 3 equal parts. The first tick mark is 1/3, the second tick mark is 2/3, and the endpoint at 1 is 3/3. - 12
Order these fractions from least to greatest using their positions on a number line: 2/6, 5/6, 1/6, 4/6.
The fractions in order from least to greatest are 1/6, 2/6, 4/6, and 5/6 because they move farther right as the numerators get larger.