Number and operations

3.3(B)

Finding Fractions on a Number Line

Determine the corresponding fraction greater than zero and less than or equal to one with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 given a specified point on a number line.

Part of The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and explain fractional units

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Fractions on a Number Line

Today you will learn to name the fraction that matches a point on a number line. A number line is a straight line with numbers marked in order. For fractions, we look at the space between 0 and 1, which gets cut into equal parts, meaning every part is the same size.