Grade 3

Simple fractions in real life

Use food, shapes, and sharing to understand halves, thirds, and quarters in real situations.

Category: Number Sense & Math Thinking 9 min Confident
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When you cut or share equally, each part is a fraction of the whole.

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A pizza is cut into 4 equal slices. You eat 1 slice. What fraction did you eat?

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Count the equal parts.

Example: You ate one quarter (1/4).

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A chocolate bar has 6 pieces. You give 3 to your friend. What fraction did you give?

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3 out of 6 pieces.

Example: You gave one half (3/6 = 1/2).

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Mum cut a cake into 3 equal parts. Each child gets one. What fraction is that?

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One part out of three.

Example: Each child gets one third (1/3).

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A ribbon is 8 cm long. You use half. How long is the piece you used?

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Half of 8.

Example: You used 4 cm.

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A bottle is half full. Is it more full or more empty?

fraction reasoning

Half means exactly the same amount of water and air.

Example: It is equally full and empty.

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