Question

The number line between 0 and 1 is partitioned into 4 equal pieces. What fraction of the whole is each piece?

Answer 1

`(1)/(4)`

Explanation:

Fractions

Since the number line only spans from 0 to 1, the 'whole' can be considered 1.

We are dividing the whole by 4, since we result in 4 equal pieces.

This can be considered as dividing 1 by 4.

Therefore, the fraction is
`(1)/(4)`. Each piece is
`(1)/(4)`, or one quarter, of the whole.