How to Find a Fraction on How to Find a Fraction on a Number linea Number line

A number line and a ruler are A number line and a ruler are very much alike.very much alike.

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On a ruler, each inch is On a ruler, each inch is considered one whole inchconsidered one whole inch

One InchTwo Inches

Three Inches

Nine whole inches

The marks in between the The marks in between the whole inches are fractions of whole inches are fractions of

an inchan inch

½ Inch2 ¾ Inches 7 ¼ inches

Number lines are read the Number lines are read the same way.same way.

The Numbers are read as whole The Numbers are read as whole numbers.numbers.

The marks in between are read as The marks in between are read as fractions.fractions.

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There are three steps to There are three steps to reading fractions on a number reading fractions on a number

linelineStep One-Count the spaces in between the Step One-Count the spaces in between the

zero and the one on the number line. That zero and the one on the number line. That is your denominator.is your denominator.

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Step Two- Count the sticks, starting at the Step Two- Count the sticks, starting at the first stick after zero. Stop at the point you first stick after zero. Stop at the point you are naming.are naming.This is the Numerator.This is the Numerator.

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

number.number.If the fraction is past a whole number, steps If the fraction is past a whole number, steps

one and two are the same except that you one and two are the same except that you count the spaces and marks in between count the spaces and marks in between the whole numbers closest to the fraction.the whole numbers closest to the fraction.

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Mixed number fractionsMixed number fractions

Step One-Count the spaces in between the Step One-Count the spaces in between the whole numbers where the fraction is whole numbers where the fraction is placed. That is your denominator.placed. That is your denominator.

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Mixed number fractionsMixed number fractions

Step Two- Count the sticks, starting at the first Step Two- Count the sticks, starting at the first stick after the whole number. Stop at the stick after the whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

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Mixed number fractionsMixed number fractions

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

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