Today we will identify fractions on a number line.

A number line and a ruler are very much alike.

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On a ruler, each inch is considered one whole inch

One Inch

Two Inches

Three InchesNine whole 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.

• 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- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator.

Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

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4

Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the

Numerator.

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4

3

What fraction represents the letter A.

B.

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Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator.Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

There is only a step three if the fraction is past a whole number.

Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator.

Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

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Mixed number fractions

Step One-Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator.

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4

Mixed number fractions

Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

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4

2

Mixed number fractions

Step Three- Write the whole number as a whole number beside the fraction.

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4

21

What fraction represents the letter A. B.

021 BA

Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator.Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

What fraction represents the letter A. B.

021

BA

53 A

BABA 11 0

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Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator.Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.