Question

example
there are 4 boxes of printer paper to be divided equally among 6 classrooms. how many boxes does each classroom get?
there are 4 boxes for 6 classrooms to share, which is $4 \div 6$.
if you divide each box into sixths, each classroom would get one sixth of each box.
so, $\frac{1}{6}$ of each box from 4 boxes is the same as $\frac{4}{6}$ of a box.
$4 \div 6 = \frac{4}{6}$
$\frac{4}{1} \times \frac{1}{6} = \frac{4}{6}$
each classroom gets $\frac{4}{6}$ of a package.
1 circle the number line you would use to solve the problem in the example.
number line a
0 1 2 3 4
number line b
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the result value

The example's result is $\frac{4}{6}$ (or $\frac{2}{3}$), a value between 0 and 1.

Step2: Analyze number line markings

Number Line A divides each whole (0-1, 1-2, etc.) into 6 equal parts, which matches the sixths used to calculate $\frac{4}{6}$. Number Line B divides wholes into fewer parts and goes up to 6, which is not needed for a fraction less than 1.

Answer:

Number Line A (the first number line marked with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, with each whole divided into 6 equal segments)