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In the given number line, what fraction is marked?

a number line with -1, 0, and 1 marked; there are evenly spaced ticks, with eight ticks between -1 and 0, eight between 0 and 1, and so on; there is a dot marked at the fifth tick to the right from 0

Solution

There are $8$ subdivisions between $0$ and $1\text{,}$ and the mark is at the fifth subdivision. So the mark is $\frac{5}{8}$ of the way from $0$ to $1$ and therefore represents the fraction $\frac{5}{8}\text{.}$