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Bus Stop Fractions on the Number Line

Grade 3 number line practice on a bus route: find and mark fractions like 3/4 and 5/8 by counting equal jumps from 0.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.NF.A.2.b

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students locate a/b on a number line by marking off a lengths of 1/b from 0.
  • Students name the fraction at a point by counting equal spaces from 0.
  • Students explain why they count spaces, not tick marks, from 0.

How to use

Use after students can place unit fractions on a number line. Have them draw each jump from 0 as a small arc before they name or mark a stop.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.NF.A.2.b

Show a fraction a/b on a number line by marking off a lengths of 1/b from 0.

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Bus Stop Fractions on the Number Line

Count equal jumps from 0 to find and mark each bus stop.

Name the stop

The bus route is a number line. The school is at 0. Each whole is split into equal spaces. Count the spaces from 0 to the dot.

1.
The park is at 1. The dot shows the library stop.

01
Each space is   of the way to the park. The dot is   spaces from 0, so the library is at  .

2.
The park is at 1. The dot shows the pool stop.

01
The pool is at  .

3.
The dot shows the bakery stop. Which fraction names the dot?
01
  • A. 4/8
  • B. 3/9
  • C. 3/8
  • D. 5/8

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