Fractions on a number line (3rd-4th grade math)

Learn how to tell what fraction is depicted on a number line, and how plot fractions on a number line. It's all about envisioning the number line being divided into equal UNITS, or segments of length. Don't simply count the tick marks!

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Learn how to plot improper fractions (fractions that are more than 1) on a number line. Also, we will look at how to write whole numbers as fractions... and how, on the other hand, some fractions ARE whole numbers. All you need to do is DIVIDE! (Think of the fraction line as a division symbol.)

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See also

Division versus multiplication word problems

Math Mammoth Grade 3 curriculum

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