Q:

identify the fractions labeled with letters A and B on the scale below. Give answers as a fraction or mixed number.

Accepted Solution

A:
First, count the ticks between 0 and 1. There are 16 of them. Therefore, each tick represents 1/16.

Point A is 14 ticks after 0, or 14/16. We can simplify this to 7/8.

Point B is 1 tick mark after 1, or 1 1/16.