Question

graph $-\frac{1}{3}$ on the number line.
-1 0 1
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Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the number line

The number line has marks from -1 to 1, with 0 in the middle. The distance between -1 and 0 (and 0 and 1) is divided into 3 equal parts (since we have fractions with denominator 3). Each part represents $\frac{1}{3}$ (or $-\frac{1}{3}$ for the left of 0).

Step2: Locate $-\frac{1}{3}$

Since $-\frac{1}{3}$ is negative, it's to the left of 0. The first mark to the left of 0 (between 0 and -1) is $-\frac{1}{3}$ (because from 0, moving left $\frac{1}{3}$ unit gives $-\frac{1}{3}$, then $-\frac{2}{3}$, then -1). So we place a dot (or mark) on that first mark left of 0.

Answer:

To graph $-\frac{1}{3}$ on the number line, place a point on the first tick mark to the left of 0 (between 0 and -1, as each interval between -1, 0, and 1 is divided into 3 equal parts, so the first left of 0 is $-\frac{1}{3}$).