Question

A number line going from 0 to 1. There are 6 equal spaces between 0 and 1. The line contains 0, A, B, blank, C, D, 1.

What fraction is represented by Point A?

Point A is at
.



Which point represents 5
6
?


Point
represents 5
6
.

Answer 1

The number line is divided by 6ths.

Explanation:

There are 6 equally sized spaces between 0 and 1 on a number line. By definition of a fraction, a quantity is divided upon a number of equal parts in which can be expressed as the number of parts divided by the total number of parts. Therefore, the numerator in this case will be how many of the 6 parts are there at a certain point; the denominator will be 6, since there are 6 total, equal parts. In this case, think of the fraction as a distance traveled from 0 to 1 in 6 parts; the numerator is how far is traveled, and the denominator is the total travel distance. Point A is located at 1/6, since it is 1 out of the 6 pieces traveled. Point D would be at 5/6 because it has traveled 5 out of the 6 distances.

Answer 2

Point A is at

✔ 1/6

Point

✔ D

represents 5

6