Fractions on a Number Line | How to Plot and Identify Fractions
From Math with Mr. J
12 min3rdMath
Summary
How to place and read fractions on a number line -- seeing a fraction as a point between whole numbers. Mr. J shows how to partition the line into equal parts.
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Discussion questions
A fraction is a number, so it has a spot on the number line between whole numbers.
- How do you split a number line into the right number of equal parts?
- Where would 3/4 go between 0 and 1?
- How is a number line like a ruler?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: number line, partition, point
- Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and mark 2/3.
- Label the fractions between 0 and 2 counting by halves.