How would you graph -5/4 on a number line?

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How would you graph -5/4 on a number line?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-21T17:40:53

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A number line extends from $- \infty$ $-oo$ on the extreme left to $\infty$ $oo$ on the extreme right. Zero will be in the center. Just one unit to the right of zero is $1$ $1$ and $- 1$ $-1$ one unit too the left of zero.

$- \frac{5}{4} = - 1 \frac{1}{4}$ $-5/4=-1 1/4$ , hence it lies between $- 2$ $-2$ and $- 1$ $-1$ . $- 2$ $-2$ will be one unit further to the left of $- 1$ $-1$ by one unit.

If we divide the distance between $- 2$ $-2$ and $- 1$ $-1$ in to four equal parts, $- 1 \frac{1}{4}$ $-1 1/4$ will be the one just left of $- 1$ $-1$ (or three fourths to the right of $- 2$ $-2$ ).

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