How would you put -5 and -5/2 on a number line

To put -5 on a number line, we locate the point or tick mark that represents the number 0. Then we move 5 units to the left of 0, and mark the point -5.

To put -5/2 on a number line, we again locate the point or tick mark that represents the number 0. Then we divide the interval between 0 and -1 into two equal parts since the number is -5/2. The first part represents -1/2 and we move two of these parts to the left of 0, marking the point -5/2.