Question

What number is located at point Q on the number line?

Answer 1

Q =
`1(1)/(4)`, or
`(5)/(4) .`

Explanation:

We are asked to identify the number on point Q.

What is a number line?

A number line is a representation of labeled numbers that are sequential to one another. This means that the spacings between each small tick mark will be equal.

Identifying Point Q.

A great starting point would be to identify how many small tick marks are in between 2 whole numbers. Since there are 3 small tick marks between 1 and 2, we can identify that the smaller tick marks will be in fourths.
`((n)/(4) )`

Using the information above, Q is in between 1 and 2 which will be
`1 (n)/(4)`, we only need to identify how large the fraction is. Since Q lies one tick mark to the right of 1, we can conclude n (the placeholder), will equal 1.

Therefore, Q =
`1(1)/(4)`, or
`(5)/(4) .`