Comparing Fractions Using the Number Line

The video tutorial explains how to use a number line to compare fractions. It begins by introducing the concept of a number line and how it can represent both whole numbers and fractions. The tutorial then details how fractions are represented on a number line, using 1/4 as an example. It proceeds to compare two fractions, 5/6 and 2/3, by plotting them on a number line and determining which is larger. The lesson concludes by summarizing the method of comparing fractions using a number line.

What can the number line be used to represent?

• Only whole numbers

• Only fractions

• Only decimals

• Both whole numbers and fractions

How is the fraction 1/4 represented on the number line?

• By dividing the space between two whole numbers into six equal parts

• By dividing the space between two whole numbers into five equal parts

• By dividing the space between two whole numbers into four equal parts

• By dividing the space between two whole numbers into three equal parts

What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

• The number of equal parts in a whole

• The number of whole numbers

• The total number of parts

• The number of parts being considered

What is the first step in comparing two fractions using the number line?

• Subtracting the fractions

• Finding the common denominator

• Dividing the space between whole numbers into equal parts

• Adding the fractions

How do you represent the fraction 5/6 on the number line?

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into five equal parts and counting to six

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into six equal parts and counting to five

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into six equal parts and counting to six

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into five equal parts and counting to five

How do you represent the fraction 2/3 on the number line?

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into two equal parts and counting to two

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into three equal parts and counting to three

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into two equal parts and counting to three

• By dividing the space between whole numbers into three equal parts and counting to two

Which fraction is larger: 5/6 or 2/3?

• 2/3

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

• 5/6

What does it mean if a fraction is located further to the right on the number line?

• It is equal to other fractions

• It is a whole number

• It has a larger value

• It has a smaller value

What did you learn in this lesson?

• How to add fractions

• How to subtract fractions

• How to multiply fractions

• How to compare fractions using the number line