Here we will explain what a number line is and show you how to represent 40/86 on a number line. We find this helpful when dealing with fractions such as 40/86, because it shows how small or large 40/86 is in relation to other numbers or values.
First of all, a number line is a straight horizontal line marked with numbers in equal intervals. It increases as you go from left to right and decreases as you go from right to left. It has positive numbers to the right of 0 and negative numbers to the left of 0.
So where does 40/86 go on a number line? The fraction 40/86 is the same as 75 divided by 40, which is about 0.465116. Therefore, we simply find 0.465116 on our number line, like this:
Also, note that negative 40/86 would be the same distance from 0, but to the left side of 0 instead of the right side.
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