Graph Paper · No. 05
Fraction Number Line
Printable fraction number line with 0 to 1 eighths for fraction lessons and worksheets
Choosing and using this paper
Use the eight intervals between 0 and 1
This landscape Letter template has five number lines, each from 0 to 1 in steps of 0.125 = 1/8. That gives eight equal intervals and nine ticks, including both endpoints. Labels simplify equivalent fractions, so 2/8 appears as 1/4 and 4/8 as 1/2.
Work through the scale
For 3/8 + 2/8, start at 0 and move three intervals right to 3/8, then two more to 5/8. The denominator stays 8 because the interval size has not changed. For 7/8 − 3/8, start at 7/8 and move left three intervals: 4/8 = 1/2.
When to use another layout
This layout supports halves, fourths, and eighths because their positions fall on the printed ticks. Thirds and fifths do not; set the step for the required denominator instead of placing those fractions on nearby eighth marks.
Questions about this format
- Why is 4/8 printed as 1/2?
The labels are reduced fractions. Four of eight intervals reach exactly the same point as one of two equal halves. The subdivision remains eighths.
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