Question

Which fraction is represented by point A on the number line?

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A number line going from negative 1 to positive 1. There are 3 equal spaces between each number. Point A is 1 mark to the left of 0.

1.) –1

2.) Negative one-third

3.) One-third

4.) 1

Answer 1

2) Negative one-third

Explanation:

In questions such as these, always best to draw the number line for easier visualization

Attached is the number line representing the situation described

The number line goes from -1 to 1 with 0 in the middle of (-1, 1) segment

Since there are 3 equal spaces between the numbers each "space" or the smallest segment is 1/3 units long. In other words each mark is separated from the next mark by a distance of 1/3

The point A is 1 mark to the left of 0 ; this places point A at the - 1/3 mark

Therefore the correct answer is

2) Negative one-third