Fractions on a Number Line

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What is a fraction?

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What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

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The numerator is the top number of a fraction and represents how many parts of the whole are being considered.

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What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

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The denominator is the bottom number of a fraction and indicates the total number of equal parts the whole is divided into.

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How do you find an equivalent fraction?

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How can you represent fractions on a number line?

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To represent fractions on a number line, divide the segment between 0 and 1 into equal parts based on the denominator, and then count the number of parts indicated by the numerator.

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What fraction does the point at 0.5 represent on a number line?

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What is the process to simplify a fraction?

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How do you identify equivalent fractions?

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Equivalent fractions can be identified by cross-multiplying or by simplifying them to see if they reduce to the same fraction.