Victoria believes the point marked on the number line is

1
3
. Is she correct?
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A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 3 parts. A tick mark closer to 0 than to 1 is marked with a red dot.

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The length between 0 and 1
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divided into 3 equal parts.

The length between 0 and 1 is divided into 3 equal parts. Therefore, each part represents 1/3 of the total length. Victoria believes the red dot represents the point 1/3 on the number line. This is correct.