Fractions on a
Number Line
Math Board Game
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Question
Andy breaks his Twix bar into halves. Label the fractions of the Twix bar
in the boxes on the number line below. Be sure to label 0 and 1 as
fractions too.
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Darcy cuts a piece of thread into thirds. Label the fractions of the
thread in the boxes on the number line below. Be sure to label 0 and 1
as fractions too.
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Alex saws a log into fourths. Label the fractions of the log in the boxes
on the number line below. Be sure to label 0 and 1 as fractions too.
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Brittney cuts a strip of tape into fifths. Label the fractions of the tape in
the boxes on the number line below. Be sure to label 0 and 1 as
fractions too.
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Joelle cuts a piece of floss into sixths. Label the fractions of the floss in
the boxes on the number line below. Be sure to label 0 and 1 as
fractions too.
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Thomas cuts a straight piece of pipe into eighths. Label the fractions of
the pipe in the boxes on the number line below. Be sure to label 0 and
1 as fractions too.
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Question
Justin needs to check on the new baby while she is sleeping every half
hour. Draw and label a number line from 0 hours to 1 hour to show
every half hour. Label 0 hours and 1 hour as fractions too.
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Mr. Smith has a piece of rope that is 1 yard long. He wants to tie a small
knot at every one-third yard. The first knot will be at 0 yards and the last
knot will be at one yard. Draw and label a number line from 0 yards to
1 yard to show where Mr. Smith will tie all of the knots. Label 0 yards
and 1 yard as fractions too.
Question
Ginny is planting a row of flowers in her garden. The garden is 1 meter
long and she wants to plant a flower at every one-fourth meter. The first
flower will be at 0 meters and the last flower will be at one meter. Draw
and label a number line from 0 meters to 1 meter to show where Ginny
will plant each flower. Label 0 meters and 1 meter as fractions too.
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Sarah baked a long and thin rectangular pan of brownies. The length
of the pan is 1 foot. She wants to cut the brownies at every one-fifth
foot. Draw and label a number line from 0 feet to 1 foot to show where
Sarah will cut the brownies. Label 0 feet and 1 foot as fractions too.
Question
Adam wants to share his Hershey bar with five other friends. He wants
to cut the bar at every one-sixth so that he will have six equal pieces to
share. Draw and label a number line from 0 to 1 to show where Adam
will cut the Hershey bar. Label 0 and 1 as fractions too.
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Winnie and her friends are painting a banner for the school play. Each
person gets to paint one-eighth of the banner. Winnie wants to draw
lines to break the banner into eighths so that each person knows where
to paint. Draw and label a number line from 0 to 1 to show where
Winnie will draw the lines. Label 0 and 1 as fractions too.
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Jim is running a race. On the number line below, 0 marks the beginning
of the race and 1 marks the end of the race. Jim is currently at the dot
in terms of how far he has run. What fraction of the race has he
completed so far?
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Amber has 1 hour of reading to complete. On the number line below, 0
marks 0 hours of reading and 1 marks 1 hour of reading. Amber is
currently at the dot in terms of how long she has read. What fraction of
the hour has she read so far?
Question
Erin is walking 1 mile for exercise. On the number line below, 0 marks 0
miles of walking and 1 marks 1 mile of walking. Erin is currently at the
dot in terms of how far she has walked. What fraction of the mile has
she walked so far?
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Question
Tommy has a pipe cleaner that he wants to cut into equal pieces as
shown. On the number line below, 0 marks the beginning of the pipe
cleaner and 1 marks the end of the pipe cleaner. Tommy has currently
cut the pipe cleaner up to the dot. What fraction of pipe cleaner has
he cut so far?
Question
Kathryn has a strip of stickers that is 1 meter long. She wants to cut the
strip into equal pieces as shown. On the number line below, 0 marks
the beginning of the strip and 1 marks the end of the strip. Kathryn has
currently cut the strip of stickers up to the dot. What fraction of the
stickers has she cut so far?
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Edward’s birthday cake has to bake in the oven for 1 hour. On the
number line below, 0 marks 0 hours of baking and 1 marks 1 hour of
baking. The cake is currently at the dot in terms of how long it has
been in the oven. What fraction of the hour has the cake baked so
far?
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Jasper is training for the marathon. Today, he is running 1 mile. If he has
already run one-third of a mile, point to how many miles he has run on
the number line.
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Kelvin is allowed to watch television for 1 hour. If he has already
watched for two-fourths of the hour, point to how many hours he has
watched on the number line.
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Arielle is currently taking a 1 hour guitar lesson. If three-fifths of the hour
is already over, point to how many hours she has been in the lesson so
far on the number line.
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Ms. Honey is cutting a ribbon that is 1 foot long into equal pieces. She
has already cut seven-eighths of the ribbon. Point to how much of the
ribbon she has already cut on the number line.
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Anthony is allowed to spend $1 on snacks of his choosing. So far, he has
spent seven-tenths of his dollar. Point to how much of the dollar
Anthony has already spent on the number line.
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Leslie is spending 1 day at her grandmother’s house. If four-sixths of the
day has already passed, point to how much of the day Leslie has
already spent at her grandmother’s house.
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Jennifer bikes 2 miles to get to her grandmother’s house. If she has
already biked three-halves miles, point to how far she has biked on the
number line.
Question
Michelle bought two 1-liter Pepsi bottles for a party. Her guests drank
eight-fourths liters of Pepsi. Point to how much the guests drank on the
number line.
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Larry’s grandmother gave him $2 for getting good grades. If Larry spent
four-thirds dollars on treats, point to how much he spent on the number
line.
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Question
Carrie is sewing buttons onto 2 meters of ribbon. She divides the ribbon
into thirds. Label the fractions of the ribbon in the boxes on the number
line below. Be sure to label 0, 1, and 2 as fractions too.
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Question
Maureen bought 3 one-gallon jugs of milk for her family. She divides the
milk into halves. Label the fractions of the milk in the boxes on the
number line below. Be sure to label 0, 1, 2, and 3 as fractions too.
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Zach must let his puppy out every one-fifth hour for the next two hours.
Label the fractions on the number line below to show when Zach must
let the puppy out. Be sure to label 0, 1, and 2 as fractions too.
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