Place fractions between 0 and 1 on a number line | Maths

Starter quiz

Five-fifths is equal to…
- one-half
- one-quarter
- one whole ✓
Which symbol would make this correct?
- > ✓
- <
- =
What is the missing numerator?
- '9' ✓
What is the missing denominator?
- '3' ✓
Which denominators could make this correct?
- 8 ✓
- 7 ✓
- 6
- 5
Jacob uses an even number to make this correct. What number could he have used?
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 4 ✓
- 5

$What proper fraction is represented on the number line?$

What proper fraction is represented on the number line?
- $\frac{7}{4}$
- $\frac{3}{7}$
- $\frac{4}{7}$ ✓
- $\frac{7}{7}$
$What is the numerator of the fraction shown?$

What is the numerator of the fraction shown?
- '9' ✓
$What fraction is represented on the number line?$

What fraction is represented on the number line?
- $\frac{3}{7}$
- $\frac{2}{7}$
- $\frac{2}{5}$ ✓
- $\frac{2}{4}$
$What fraction is represented on the number line?$

What fraction is represented on the number line?
- $\frac{4}{7}$
- $\frac{4}{6}$ ✓
- $\frac{3}{6}$
- $\frac{1}{4}$
$The arrow shows a number of one-eighths. What is the numerator of the fraction represented by the arrow?$

The arrow shows a number of one-eighths. What is the numerator of the fraction represented by the arrow?
- '6' ✓
$The arrow shows a number of one-elevenths. What is the numerator of the fraction represented by the arrow?$

The arrow shows a number of one-elevenths. What is the numerator of the fraction represented by the arrow?
- '6' ✓

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Pupils may make mistakes when using number lines to represent fractions, especially with bar representations that do not begin at zero.

Link teaching to measurement. When measuring the length of a object, the measurement needs to begin at zero.

Proper fraction - In a proper fraction, the numerator is less than the denominator.