Fractions Number Line Worksheets Grade 3

Fractions

Number Line Representation

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Worksheet 1

8 problems
  1. Tane is helping his grandmother bake bread. The recipe calls for 1 and 1/3 cups of water, but Tane's measuring cup only shows fractions up to 1 cup. He draws a number line from 0 to 2 to help him find where 1 and 1/3 is. On a number line from 0 to 2, between which two whole numbers does 1 and 1/3 lie?
  2. A number line is marked from 0 to 1 and divided into 8 equal parts. A point is placed on the mark that is 5 parts from 0. What fraction represents the location of this point?
  3. Tane is helping his grandmother make a long garland for a party. The garland needs to be 12 feet long. They have a measuring tape that goes from 0 to 12 feet. Tane needs to attach a decoration at the point that represents 5/6 of the total length on the measuring tape. How many feet from the start should Tane attach the decoration?

…and 5 more problems

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Worksheet 2

8 problems
  1. A rectangular garden is divided into 8 equal sections. If 3 sections are planted with carrots and the rest with lettuce, what fraction of the garden has lettuce? Show your answer on a number line from 0 to 1.
  2. Liam is walking on a nature trail that is 16 kilometers long. He stops to rest at a bench that is located at the 3/4 point of the trail on the trail map's number line. How many kilometers has Liam walked when he reaches the bench?
  3. Liam is walking on a nature trail that is 16 kilometers long. He stops to rest when he has completed 3/4 of the trail. On a number line that shows the trail from 0 to 16 kilometers, how many kilometers from the start is Liam's resting point?

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Worksheet 3

9 problems
  1. Carlos is walking on a nature trail that is 16 kilometers long. He stops to rest at a bench that is located at the 3/4 point of the trail on the trail map's number line. How many kilometers has Carlos walked when he reaches the bench?
  2. Carlos is walking on a nature trail that is 16 kilometers long. He stops to rest at a bench that is located at the 3/4 point of the trail on a map with a number line from 0 to 16 kilometers. How many kilometers has Carlos walked when he reaches the bench?
  3. A number line is marked from 0 to 1, divided into 8 equal parts. A point is placed on the mark that is 3 parts from 0. What fraction represents the location of this point?

…and 6 more problems

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