Question

To locate $\frac{a}{b}$abon the number line, where $a$ and $b$ are integers $(\ne 0)$, the width between the consecutive integers must be divided into _____ equal parts.

• A. $a+b$
• B. $a\times b$
• C. $a$
• D. $b$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $b$

To locate $\frac{a}{b}$abon the number line, where a and b are integers, each gap between the consecutive integers must be divided into $b$ equal parts.
Example: To locate $\frac{2}{3}$, we need to divide the consecutive integers into $3$ parts. We can locate $\frac{2}{3}$ which is$>0$ and $<1$ by dividing the width between $0$ and $1$ into $3$ equal parts.