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Fractions on a number line
Print five fraction number lines with four targets each and a separate key. Choose reading or marking, twelve denominator groups and positive or negative fractions.
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Mixed numbers on number lines
Plot or read four mixed numbers on each of five lines, with selectable denominators 2–10 and 12 and positive or mostly negative ranges.
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Find the neighboring integers and use the subdivisions to mark or read each mixed number. A minus sign applies to the entire mixed number.
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Fractional ticks and mixed-number answers use reduced exact notation. On decimal worksheets, thirds are positioned exactly and displayed to three decimal places, so those decimals are rounded descriptions of the points.
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Combine a whole-number part and fractional part to locate a value, including the position of a negative mixed number.
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Where is −2 1/2 on the number line?
Halfway between −3 and −2.
The notation means the negative of 2 + 1/2, which is -2.5. It does not mean -2 + 1/2. The point is left of -2.
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- Begin with halves or quarters and positive values. Add more denominator choices only when learners can identify the unit intervals reliably.
- Every target has a nonzero whole part and a proper fractional part. Answers are reduced; neither an integer nor a fraction between -1 and 1 is used as a mixed-number target.
- Mostly negative mode contains three all-negative rows and two rows crossing zero. Crossing rows use -3 to 3 for halves and -2 to 2 for other denominators, so four different mixed-number targets remain available.
- Each row uses one selected denominator. Letters A–D do not indicate left-to-right order, and the answer key shows both point positions and exact values.
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