1. Identifying and Comparing Fractions on a Number Line

2. Which is bigger?
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
How do you know?

3. Let’s prove it! Fold the gold strip in half and label.
Fold the blue strip into three equal parts and label.
Fold the pink strip into four equal parts and label.
1/2
1/3
1/4

4. Which piece is the largest?
The largest piece is 1/2
1/2
1/4
1/3
Why?
The more parts you make from the whole, the smaller each part becomes.

5. Which shows the fractions in order from least to greatest?
C. D.
A. B.
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6. Which of the following best represents the location of point X on the number line below?
A. C. B. D.
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7. Turn the gold strip over
Fold a second gold strip in half.
Open it slightly and trace on the fold line.
Tape this gold strip to the first gold strip.
Fold a third gold strip in half, trace on the fold, and tape it to the other two.

8. Make a number line.

9. Make a number line.
1/2

10. Make a number line.
1/2 1

11. Make a number line.
1 ½
1/2 1

12. Make a number line.
1 ½ 2
1/2 1

13. Make a number line.
1 ½ 2
2 ½
1/2 1

14. Make a number line.
1 ½ 2
2 ½ 3
1/2 1

15. Make a number line with two more blue strips. Label.
1/2 1
1 ½ 2
2 ½ 3
Make a number line with two more blue strips. Label. 1 2 3
1/3
2/3
3/3
4/3
5/3
6/3
7/3
8/3
9/3

16. What two ways can the fractions be written?
Make another number line using the pink strips. Label the whole numbers. 1 2 3
1/4
2/4
3/4
4/4
1 1/4
1 2/4
1 3/4
2 1/4
2 2 /4
2 3/4
1/2
1 1/2
2 1/2
Label the fractions.
What two ways can the fractions be written?

17. 2. Which point on the number line best represents the location of ?
A. A C. C B. B D. D
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18. Make another number line with three strips. Label them with eighths.
Use them to prove the question on the next slide.

19. 4. Which lists the numbers in order from least to greatest?
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