Use your fraction strips to locate and label these numbers on a number line:0,fraction of 3 fourths and 7 eighths. Then use your fraction strips to measure the distance between 3 fourths and 7 eights
To locate and label the numbers on a number line, we will start by placing 0. Then we will place the fractions 3/4 and 7/8.
Step 1: Place 0 on the number line.
0
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Step 2: Place 3/4 on the number line.
0 3/4
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Step 3: Place 7/8 on the number line.
0 3/4 7/8
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Now, let's measure the distance between 3/4 and 7/8 using the fraction strips.
Step 1: Align the fraction strip under the number line, starting from 3/4.
0 3/4 7/8
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1/8 1/4 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4
Step 2: Count the number of fraction strips between 3/4 and 7/8.
There are 2 fraction strips between 3/4 and 7/8, which means the distance between them is 2/8.
Therefore, the distance between 3/4 and 7/8 on the number line is 2/8 or 1/4.
To use fraction strips to locate and label numbers on a number line, start by drawing a horizontal line and marking a starting point as 0.
1. Zero (0): Place the fraction strip corresponding to whole numbers (1) on the leftmost side of the number line to represent 0.
2. Three-fourths (3/4): Locate the fraction strip for fourths, which should have four equal sections. Count three sections to the right from 0 and label it as 3/4.
3. Seven-eighths (7/8): Find the fraction strip for eighths, which should have eight equal sections. Starting at the 3/4 mark, count four more sections to the right (since each section represents 1/8) and label it as 7/8.
Now, to measure the distance between 3/4 and 7/8 using the fraction strips:
1. Align the fraction strips for fourths and eighths side by side, making sure to line up the 0 marks.
2. Locate the 3/4 mark on the fourths strip and the 7/8 mark on the eighths strip.
3. Count the number of sections between 3/4 and 7/8. In this case, there are two sections (each representing 1/8).
Therefore, the distance between 3/4 and 7/8 is 2/8 or 1/4.
7/8 - 3/4
is
7/8 - 6/8
=
1/8