Transcript How to Find a Fraction on a Numberline

How to Find a Fraction on a
Number line
By:
Megan Black
A number line and a ruler are very
much alike.
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On a ruler, each inch is considered
one whole inch
Nine whole inches
One Inch
Two Inches
Three Inches
The marks in between the whole
inches are fractions of an inch
½ Inch
2 ¾ Inches
7 ¼ inches
Number lines are read the same
way.
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The Numbers are read as whole numbers.
The marks in between are read as
fractions.
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There are three steps to reading
fractions on a number line
Step One-Count the spaces in between the zero
and the one on the number line. That is your
denominator.
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Step Two- Count the sticks, starting at the first
stick after zero. Stop at the point you are naming.
This is the Numerator.
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There is only a step three if the
fraction is past a whole number.
If the fraction is past a whole number, steps one
and two are the same except that you count the
spaces and marks in between the whole
numbers closest to the fraction.
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Mixed number fractions
Step One-Count the spaces in between the whole
numbers where the fraction is placed. That is
your denominator.
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Mixed number fractions
Step Two- Count the sticks, starting at the first
stick after the whole number. Stop at the point
you are naming. This is the Numerator.
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Mixed number fractions
Step Three- Write the whole number as a whole
number beside the fraction.
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