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Can you help me plot these points on the number line

Can you help me plot these points on the number line-example-1
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To plot these numbers on the given umber line, we need to identify where they would be on the number line

The number 2 3/8 is between 2 and 3 while the number 1 3/4 is between the 1 and 2

Now, we need to identify each of the small points between the numbers

Between two numbers on the line, we can count 7 small lines and a total of 8 spaces

Now to get what each of the small lines represent, we need to divide 1 by the number of spaces.

What this mean is that each of this small numbers between each of the big digits represent the fraction 1/8

Now, recall, we know that 2 3/8 is between 2 and 3, to identify the exact place to position it, divide the fractional part by 1/8

What this mean is that we have 3/8 divided by 1/8 = 3/8 * 8/1 = 3

So what this means is that the number 2 3/8 is on the third small line after 2 (between 2 and 3)

For 1 3/4, we know that the number is between 3 and 4

To know thw exact spot, we find the division of the fractional part by 1/8

Mathematically, that will be 3/4 divided by 1/8 = 3/4 * 8/1 = 6

So this mean it is on the sixth small line after 1 (between 1 and 2)

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