LESSON 5 Fractions on Number Lines

Below is a rectangle divided into four equal parts. Each part is of the rectangle. Underneath is a number line from 0 to 1. It is also divided into 4 equal parts. It has at the point that is one fourth of the distance from 0 to 1. It has at the point that is of the distance from 0 to 1, and so on.

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Show or tell your partner the answer to each question.

1. Here is another number line. On a number line, the unit whole is the distance from 0 to 1.
   
1. How many equal parts is the distance from 0 to 1 divided into?
2. What is a fraction label for point A?
3. Name labels for all the points.
4. Find the point that is half the distance from 0 to 1. Give two fraction labels for that point.