How it works
A number line from 0 to 1 is cut into equal parts. The bottom number counts the equal parts in 1.
The top number counts the jumps from zero.
A dot past 1 is more than one whole, like 9/8.
Worked examples
Fourths
- The line from 0 to 1 is cut into 4 equal parts. The dot is 2 jumps from zero.
- The bottom is 4 and the top is 2.
- The dot is at 2/4, which is the same as 1/2.
Sixths
- The line is cut into 6 equal parts. The dot is 2 jumps from zero.
- The bottom is 6 and the top is 2.
- The dot is at 2/6, which is the same as 1/3.
Beyond one
- The line is cut into eighths and goes past 1. The dot is 9 jumps from zero.
- The bottom is 8 and the top is 9.
- The dot is at 9/8, a little more than one.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Sam's path is 1 mile long. Which fraction is the dot at? ___
- Write the fraction for the dot. ___
- What fraction does the dot show? ___
- The line from 0 to 1 has 6 equal parts. Each part is 1/___ long.