Fractions on a numberline - Ginny Coleman | Laabri

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3.3B Measuring Up and Motivation Math

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1. Sam stretched out a rope with 5 equally spaced knots as shown. What fraction of the rope is labeled at the star?

A. ⅓, because the line is divided in 3 equal parts and the star is at point 1.

B. ⅗, because the line is divided in 5 equal parts and the star is after the second part.

C. ¾, because the line is divided in 4 equal parts and the star is at point 3.

D. 2/4, because the line is divided in 4 equal parts and the star is after the second part.

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2. John has a piece of string 1 yard long. A foot is ⅓ of a yard. What fraction of a yard represents 2 feet?

F. 1/3

G. 2/3

H. 3/3

J. 2/4

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3. Beth drew a line and divided it into six equal parts. She drew a heart at the point that showed 3/6. Which picture shows Beth's line?

A

B

C

D

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4. The distance between Ned's school and his home is a mile. What fraction represents the point between school and home?

½

⅓

¼

⅔

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5. Rick is cutting a length of wire 1 meter long. He needs to cut it at the ⅜ mark. Which point on the number line below best represents ⅜?

A. Point X, because there are 3 parts between X and the number 0.

B. Point V, because there are 3 parts between V and the number 0.

C. Point Z, because there are 8 parts between Z and the number 0.

D. None of these points.The line is not divided into 8 equal parts.

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6. The distance between the school and the mall is one mile. Joe says that his house is ¼ of the way between the mall and school. Is he correct?

F. Yes, the line is divided into 5 equal parts and Joe's house is at the first part.

G. Yes, the line is divided into 4 equal parts and Joe's house i sat the first part.

H. No, the line is divided into 5 equal parts and Joe's house is at the second part.

J. No, the line is divided into 4 equal parts and Joe's house is at the second part.

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7. Some boys on Mr. Gray's track team did not finish the 1-mile run. The number line shows where each boy stopped running. Which fraction shows how far Mick ran?

A. 6/6

B. 2/6

C. 5/6

D. 3/6

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8. It is exactly 1 mile from Jake's house to the library. This number line shows different landmarks spaced equally between Jake's house and the library. Jake walks 5/6 of the way to the library. Where is Jake?

F

G

H

J

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9. Which of the following numbers is NOT located correctly on this number line?

A. 1/6

B. 2/6

C. 5/6

D. 1

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10. Calvin places his action figures on a shelf equal distance apart. This number line represents Calvin's shelf. Which of Calvin's action figures is located at 6/8?

F

G

H

J