Dividing Fractions Using a Number Line

What is the first step in dividing fractions using a number line?

• Draw a number line from 0 to 1.

• Subtract the fractions.

• Count the groups of the divisor.

• Multiply the fractions.

How do you represent the fraction 6/7 on a number line?

• Draw a line from 0 to 6.

• Place a point at 1/7.

• Divide the space between 0 and 1 into seven equal parts.

• Divide the space between 0 and 1 into six equal parts.

What does each part represent when dividing the space between 0 and 1 into seven equal parts?

• 1/7

• 1/6

• 1/8

• 1/9

How many groups of 2/7 are there in 6/7?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

What is the result of dividing 6/7 by 2/7?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2