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Fractions on a number line

Mathematics · Fractions · ages 8-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A 0 to 1 line is split into 8 equal parts. How many jumps of 1/8 take you from 0 to 1?

    Answer: ______________

  2. A 0 to 1 line is split into 4 equal parts. What fraction sits one quarter of the way from 0?

    • 4/1
    • 1/3
    • 1/4
    • 1/2

  3. A number line from 0 to 1 is split into 4 equal parts, like the picture. What is the size of each part?

    Ticks: 0, ·, ·, ·, 1. Marked values: 0, ·, ·, ·, 1. 0···1
    • 1/4
    • 1/3
    • 1/5

  4. A number line from 0 to 1 is split into 6 equal parts. True or false: the first mark after 0 is 1/6.

    Ticks: 0, ·, ·, ·, ·, ·, 1. Marked values: 0, ·, ·, ·, ·, ·, 1. 0·····1

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Starting at 0, how many jumps of 1/6 land exactly one jump before 5/6?

    Answer: ______________

  6. A number line from 0 to 1 is split into 6 equal parts. You count five jumps of 1/6 from 0. Which fraction do you land on?

    Ticks: 0, ·, ·, ·, ·, ·, 1. Marked values: 0, ·, ·, ·, ·, ·, 1. 0·····1
    • 5/6
    • 4/6
    • 6/6

  7. Which jump from 0 lands on 1/3?

    • One jump of 1/3
    • One jump of 1/6
    • Two jumps of 1/3
    • One jump of 1/2

  8. Lena splits 0 to 1 into 4 equal parts and marks 3/4. She says 3/4 sits three quarters of the way from 0 to 1. Is Lena right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. A number line from 0 to 1 is split into 5 equal parts. A point sits on the 2nd mark after 0. Which fraction does the point show?

    Ticks: 0, ·, ·, ·, ·, 1. Marked values: 0, ·, ·, ·, ·, 1. Hop from 0 to ·.0····1
    • 1/5
    • 2/5
    • 3/5

  10. On separate 0 to 1 lines, where is 1/3 compared with 1/6?

    • 1/6 is further from 0
    • 1/3 is further from 0
    • They share one point
    • 1/3 sits at 0
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Fractions on a number line W1-mt_NoB20kVa4w-s1

  1. 8 · 8 jumps of 1/8 reach 8/8, which is 1.
  2. 1/4 · One jump of 1/4 from 0 lands on 1/4.
  3. 1/4 · There are 4 equal parts, so each one is 1/4.
  4. True · One jump of size 1/6 lands exactly on 1/6, the mark right after 0.
  5. 4 · One jump before 5/6 is 4/6, which needs four 1/6 jumps.
  6. 5/6 · Five jumps of 1/6 each land you on 5/6, one jump before the end at 1.
  7. One jump of 1/3 · A single 1/3 jump lands on 1/3. 1/6 falls short and 2/3 overshoots.
  8. True · Lena is right: 3/4 is the third quarter mark.
  9. 2/5 · The point is 2 jumps from 0 on a line split into 5 parts, so it shows 2/5.
  10. 1/3 is further from 0 · 1/3 = 2/6, which is further from 0 than 1/6.
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