Placing Fractions on the Number Line

To locate fractions on the number line, we will carry out several steps.

First Step Discovering the Value of Arcs

We will subtract two given numbers and keep the difference.
We will count the number of arcs between the numbers.
We will divide the subtraction result by the number of arcs to find out the measure of each arc.

Step Two – Placing the Numbers on the Number Line

Depending on the amount of arcs, the scale can be expanded or reduced.

Suggested Topics to Practice in Advance

  1. A fraction as a divisor
  2. Numerator
  3. Denominator
  4. Fractions
  5. Part of a quantity

Practice Fractions on a Number Line

Examples with solutions for Fractions on a Number Line

Exercise #1

What numbers appear on the number line?

000??????111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 7 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

07 \frac{0}{7}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

77 \frac{7}{7}

Now let's fill in each point on the continuum and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

27,57 \frac{2}{7},\frac{5}{7}

Exercise #2

What number appears on the number line?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 6 in total, we will define the 0 point as the fraction:

06 \frac{0}{6}

And we will define 1 as the fraction:

66 \frac{6}{6}

Now let's fill in each point on the sequence and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

46 \frac{4}{6}

Exercise #3

What number is marked on the number axis?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 4 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

04 \frac{0}{4}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

44 \frac{4}{4}

Now let's fill in each point on the continuum and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

34 \frac{3}{4}

Exercise #4

What number is marked on the number axis?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 4 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

04 \frac{0}{4}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

44 \frac{4}{4}

Now let's fill in each point on the continuum and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

14 \frac{1}{4}

Exercise #5

What number is marked on the number axis?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 11 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

011 \frac{0}{11}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

1111 \frac{11}{11}

Now let's fill in each point on the sequence and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

1011 \frac{10}{11}

Exercise #6

What number is marked on the number axis?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 3 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

03 \frac{0}{3}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

33 \frac{3}{3}

Now let's fill in each point on the continuum and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

23 \frac{2}{3}

Exercise #7

What number is marked on the number axis?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 5 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

05 \frac{0}{5}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

55 \frac{5}{5}

Now let's fill in each point on the continuum and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

45 \frac{4}{5}

Exercise #8

What number is marked on the number axis?

000111

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points including the number 1 are on the number line.

Since there are 6 in total, we will define the point 1 as the fraction:

66 \frac{6}{6}

Since

66=11=1 \frac{6}{6}=\frac{1}{1}=1

The number marked on the number line is 1

Answer

1 1

Exercise #9

What number is marked on the number axis?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 6 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

06 \frac{0}{6}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

66 \frac{6}{6}

Now let's fill in each point on the continuum and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

46 \frac{4}{6}

Exercise #10

What number is marked on the number axis?

000???111

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's count how many points, including the number 1, are on the number line.

Since there are 6 in total, we'll define the 0 point as the fraction:

06 \frac{0}{6}

And we'll define 1 as the fraction:

66 \frac{6}{6}

Now let's fill in each point on the sequence and discover which numbers represent the question marks:

Answer

26 \frac{2}{6}

Exercise #11

The number 65 \frac{6}{5} is found

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to understand what is greater and what is smaller than the number 65 \frac{6}{5}

Since the denominator is 5, both the larger and smaller numbers will also have a denominator of 5:

\frac{?}{5}<\frac{6}{5}<\frac{?}{5}

Now let's complete the numerators with numbers that will help us reach whole numbers or half numbers in fractions as follows:

\frac{5}{5}<\frac{6}{5}<\frac{7.5}{5}

Let's simplify the fractions as follows:

5:55:5=11=1 \frac{5:5}{5:5}=\frac{1}{1}=1

7.5:55:5=1.51=1.5=112 \frac{7.5:5}{5:5}=\frac{1.5}{1}=1.5=1\frac{1}{2}

Therefore, the answer is:

1<\frac{6}{5}<1\frac{1}{2}

Answer

between 1 1 to 112 1\frac{1}{2}

Exercise #12

The number 78 \frac{7}{8} is found

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to understand what is greater and what is smaller than the number 78 \frac{7}{8}

Since the denominator is 8, both the larger and smaller numbers will also have a denominator of 8:

\frac{?}{8}<\frac{7}{8}<\frac{?}{8}

Now let's complete the numerators with numbers that will help us reach whole numbers or half numbers in fractions as follows:

\frac{4}{8} < \frac{7}{8} < \frac{8}{8}

Let's simplify the fractions as follows:

4:48:4=12 \frac{4:4}{8:4}=\frac{1}{2}

8:88:8=11=1 \frac{8:8}{8:8}=\frac{1}{1}=1

Therefore, the answer is:

\frac{1}{2}<\frac{7}{8}<1

Answer

between12 \frac{1}{2} to 1 1

Exercise #13

The number 35 \frac{3}{5} is found

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to understand what is bigger and what is smaller than the number 35 \frac{3}{5}

Since the denominator is 5, both the larger and smaller numbers will also have a denominator of 5:

\frac{?}{5}<\frac{3}{5}<\frac{?}{5}

Now let's complete the numerators with numbers that will help us reach whole numbers in fractions as follows:

\frac{0}{5}<\frac{3}{5}<\frac{5}{5}

Let's reduce the fractions as follows:

05=0 \frac{0}{5}=0

5:55:5=11=1 \frac{5:5}{5:5}=\frac{1}{1}=1

In other words, the fraction is between 0 and 1.

Let's try to find a smaller range, meaning consecutive numbers before and after the fraction's numerator as follows:

\frac{1}{5}<\frac{3}{4}<\frac{4}{5}

Answer

between 15 \frac{1}{5} to 45 \frac{4}{5}

Exercise #14

The number 14 \frac{1}{4} is found?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to understand what is bigger and what is smaller than the number 14 \frac{1}{4}

Since the denominator is 4, both the larger and smaller numbers will have a denominator of 4:

\frac{?}{4}<\frac{1}{4}<\frac{?}{4}

Now let's complete the numerators with numbers that will help us get to whole numbers in fractions as follows:

\frac{0}{4}<-\frac{3}{4}<\frac{4}{4}

Let's reduce the fractions as follows:

04=0 \frac{0}{4}=0

4:44:4=11=1 \frac{4:4}{4:4}=-\frac{1}{1}=1

This means the fraction is between 0 and 1

But since the consecutive numbers for the fraction's numerator are:

\frac{0}{4} < \frac{1}{4} < \frac{2}{4}

\frac{0}{4} < \frac{1}{4} < \frac{3}{4}

We can see that all the answers are correct

Answer

All answers are correct

Exercise #15

The number 34 \frac{3}{4} is found

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to understand what is larger and what is smaller than the number 34 \frac{3}{4}

Since the denominator is 4, both the larger and smaller numbers will also have a denominator of 4:

\frac{?}{4} < \frac{3}{4} < \frac{?}{4}

Now let's complete the numerators with the numbers before and after 3 as follows:

\frac{2}{4} < \frac{3}{4} < \frac{4}{4}

Let's simplify the fractions like this:

2:24:2=12 \frac{2:2}{4:2}=\frac{1}{2}

4:44:4=11=1 \frac{4:4}{4:4}=\frac{1}{1}=1

Therefore, the answer is:

\frac{1}{2} < \frac{3}{4} < 1

Answer

between 12 \frac{1}{2} to 1 1

Topics learned in later sections

  1. Common denominator
  2. How do you simplify fractions?
  3. Simplification and Expansion of Simple Fractions