Problem

Which of the points on the following number line represent the fraction $\frac{3}{5}$ ?

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Answer

The point representing the fraction \(\frac{3}{5}\) would be located \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the way along the number line.

Steps

Step 1 :Divide the number line into 5 equal parts since the denominator of the fraction is 5.

Step 2 :Identify the point that is 3 parts away from the start of the line since the numerator of the fraction is 3.

Step 3 :The point representing the fraction \(\frac{3}{5}\) would be located \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the way along the number line.

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