Practice Problems — Set 18

3.NF.A.1 · Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a who…

Print and write your answers. Use diagrams to show thinking.

Warm-up

1. Shade 2/5 of the rectangle. Write the fraction: ___ 2. Which is larger: 1/5 or 2/5? ___ 3. On the number line, mark 1/4 ___

_See printable PDF for diagram._

Written practice

1. Word problem: Ate 1/4 of a pizza. How much is left? ___ 2. Story: Drink 1/3 of a bottle. Fraction remaining? ___ 3. Word problem: 2/6 of a garden is planted. Shade and explain. 4. Two-step: Start with 13, add 3, then subtract 1. Result? ___ 5. Word problem: ate 1/4 of a pizza. How much left? ___ 6. Explain your thinking for this word problem in one sentence. 7. Create your own word problem for 3.NF.A.1. 8. Story: 6 + 6 = ___

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More written practice

1. Compare: 3/7 ___ 4/7 2. 4 + 9 = ___ 3. 5 + 6 = ___ 4. 6 + 7 = ___ 5. 2 + 8 = ___ 6. 3 + 9 = ___

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Patterns and rules

1. Shade 3/5 of the rectangle. Write the fraction: ___ 2. Which is larger: 1/5 or 2/5? ___ 3. On the number line, mark 1/5 ___

_See printable PDF for diagram._

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Stretch

1. Word problem: Ate 1/4 of a pizza. How much is left? ___ 2. Story: Drink 1/3 of a bottle. Fraction remaining? ___

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Parent tip: Fold paper or shade rectangles to show fractions