Proper Fractions (a/b < 1) 3-81
Show proper fractions on a number line. What's 7/8? It's the length of 7 parts – measured as the distance from 0 – when the length 1 is divided into 8 equal parts. Draw a bar to represent 1 as the distance between 0 and 1. Divide the bar into 8 equal parts. Shade the first seven and write 7/8 on the number line.
