Lesson 2 of 10 · Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Fractions on a number line
Time to put fractions in their place. These ten questions ask you to read points, count jumps and put fractions in order on a number line.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Fractions on a number line". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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A line from 0 to 1 is split into 3 equal steps. What fraction is at the second tick?
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2/3. Count 2 jumps of 1/3 from 0.
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You make 5 jumps of 1/8 from 0. Where do you land?
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5/8.
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A line from 0 to 1 is split into 7 equal parts. What fraction is at the last tick?
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7/7, which is 1. Seven sevenths make one whole.
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What fraction is exactly halfway between 0 and 1 when the line is split into 2 equal parts?
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1/2.
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On a fourths line, which point is closer to 1: 1/4 or 3/4?
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3/4. It is only one quarter away from 1.
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A line from 0 to 2 is marked in halves. What point is 3 half-jumps from 0?
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3/2, which is the same as 1 1/2.
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Order from smallest to largest: 7/8, 2/8, 5/8.
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2/8, 5/8, 7/8. On a number line they appear in that order from left to right.
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What fraction is at the third tick of a tenths line?
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3/10.
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Nagy rides along a 1 km path marked in fifths. She stops at the fourth tick. How far has she gone?
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4/5 km.
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On a fourths line, which tick is at the same place as 1/2?
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2/4. Two quarters make one half.