3rd Grade Problem Solving
1/2 + 1/2=
1
7 x 5 =
35
25 divided by 5
5
A pizza has 5 pieces. Sara eats 3 of the pieces. What fraction of the pizza is left over?
2/5
Maya baked 12 cookies. She shared 1/3 with her friends. How many cookies did she keep?
8
1/6 + 4/6=
5/6
4 x 8 =
32
30 divided by 3
10
Which is greater 1/5 or 1/3?
1/3
Mark has 2/3 of a cake. Lily has 1/2 of a cake. Who has a bigger piece?
Mark
2/8+1/8=
3/8
8 x 5 =
20 divided by 4
Which is greater 3/6 or 3/8?
3/6
A pizza is cut into 8 slices. Sarah wants to eat 3/4 of a pizza. How many slices will she eat?
6 slices
4/12 + 2/12=
6/12 (Bonus: What is 6/12 equal to?)
4 x 11 =
44
27 divided by 9
3
What does the denominator tell you?
The denominator tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group.
Emily has 10 purple pencils. She wants to share them equally with 5 friends. How many pencils will each friend get? Tell it as a fraction.
2/10
5/6 + 4/6=
9/6
Bonus: 9/6 is how many wholes and pieces?
7 x 7 =
49
100 divided 10
Which is less, 2/8 or 2/4?
2/8
You and your friends are sharing 3 pizzas. Each pizza is cut into 8 slices.If you have 3 slices, your 1st friend has 6 slices, and your 2nd friend had 4 slices, what are the left over fractions of each pizza. (3 answers)
You(5/8) , 1st friend (2/8), 2nd friend (4/8)