Question

What does 4/5 look like on a number line that starts with 0 and ends with 1

Answer 1

To represent the fraction \( \frac{4}{5} \) on a number line that starts with 0 and ends with 1, you can follow these steps:

1. Divide the segment between 0 and 1 into 5 equal parts, since the denominator of the fraction is 5.
2. Each part will represent \( \frac{1}{5} \). The points will be at:
- \( 0 \) (which is \( \frac{0}{5} \)),
- \( \frac{1}{5} \),
- \( \frac{2}{5} \),
- \( \frac{3}{5} \),
- \( \frac{4}{5} \),
- \( 1 \) (which is \( \frac{5}{5} \)).

3. The point \( \frac{4}{5} \) would be the fourth mark from 0, or just before reaching 1.

Visually, it might look like this on a number line:

```
0 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 1
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
```

In this representation, the mark for \( \frac{4}{5} \) is located four-fifths of the way from 0 to 1.