Now we can easily compare the fractions. Which fraction is bigger 4 5 or 1 5? If we look at the number line, we can clearly see that 4 5 is the larger fraction since it is closer to 1.

Numbervator. How to order a set of fractions by converting them to fractions with a common denominator and position them on a number line. The twentieths are reduced to their simplest form by ...

Andrew Izsák, Erik Tillema, Zelha Tunç-Pekkan, Teaching and Learning Fraction Addition on Number Lines, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan., 2008), pp. 33-62 ...