Real-world fractions worksheet for Grade 3 kids

📚 Topic Summary

Fractions represent parts of a whole. Think of cutting a pizza into slices – each slice is a fraction of the entire pizza! Real-world fractions help us understand how much of something we have when it's not a whole number. This is super useful in everyday situations, from sharing cookies to measuring ingredients for a recipe. We can also use fractions to understand time. For example, a half-hour is $\frac{1}{2}$ of an hour.

In Grade 3, we'll explore how fractions work in scenarios you encounter every day, making math fun and relatable! 🥳

🧠 Part A: Vocabulary

Match the term with its definition:

Answers:

1. 1-C
2. 2-A
3. 3-E
4. 4-D
5. 5-B

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Use the words numerator, denominator, half, quarter, and whole to complete the sentences.

1. If you cut a cake into four equal pieces, each piece is a ________ of the cake.
2. The top number in a fraction is called the ________.
3. The bottom number in a fraction is called the ________.
4. If you divide something into two equal pieces, each piece is a ________.
5. The entire cake before it is cut is called the ________.

Answers:

1. quarter
2. numerator
3. denominator
4. half
5. whole

💡 Part C: Critical Thinking

Sarah has a pizza cut into 8 slices. She eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza did she eat? Explain your answer.

📚 Topic Summary

Fractions are a way of representing parts of a whole. Imagine you have a pizza cut into equal slices. Each slice is a fraction of the whole pizza! In this worksheet, we'll explore how fractions show up in our everyday lives, from sharing toys to measuring ingredients for a recipe. Understanding fractions helps us share fairly and solve problems all around us!

🧠 Part A: Vocabulary

• 🍕 Numerator: The bottom number of a fraction.
• 🍪 Denominator: The top number of a fraction.
• ➗ Fraction: A part of a whole.
• 🍎 Whole: All of something.
• 🧮 Equal parts: Parts that are the same size.

Match each term with its definition:

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Fractions help us understand parts of a _____. The _____ tells us how many equal parts the whole is divided into. The _____ tells us how many of those parts we have. For example, if we have $ \frac{1}{2} $ of a cookie, the _____ is 2 and the _____ is 1.

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

Lily has 8 toy cars, and she wants to give $ \frac{1}{4} $ of them to her friend Tom. How many toy cars will she give to Tom? Explain how you found the answer.