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Grade 3 · Math · Unit 5 of 10

Fractions

Parts of a whole

What your child practises

Naming fractions of a shape, a set and a number line, knowing what the top and bottom numbers mean, and comparing fractions by the size of their parts.

Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: N3.4 · fractions of a whole and of a set

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    In 5/6, what does the 6 tell you?

    • How many equal parts make the whole
    • How many of the parts are shaded
    • How many wholes there are
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    How many equal parts make the whole

    Hint: The bottom number (denominator) tells how many equal parts the whole is cut into. The top number (numerator) tells how many of those parts we are counting.

  2. Question 2

    A pie is cut into 8 equal slices. Mila eats 1 slice. What fraction of the pie did Mila eat?

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    1/8

    Hint: The pie has 8 equal slices, and Mila eats 1 of them: 1/8.

  3. Question 3

    Which is bigger: 1/4 or 1/3?

    • 1/4
    • They are the same
    • 1/3
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    1/3

    Hint: The more parts a whole is cut into, the smaller each part. 1/3 has the fewest parts, so its part is the biggest.

  4. Question 4

    What fraction of the flowers are tulips?

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    • 7/9
    • 1/8
    • 7/10
    • 7/8
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    7/8

    Hint: There are 8 flowers in all, so the bottom number is 8. 7 of them are tulips: 7/8.

  5. Question 5

    Which is more: 4/5 or 1/5?

    • 4/5
    • They are the same
    • 1/5
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    4/5

    Hint: The parts are all the same size (fifths). 4 parts is more than 1 part.

  6. Question 6

    What fraction is shaded?

    • 5/6
    • 4/6
    • 2/6
    • 4/7
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    4/6

    Hint: The top number counts the shaded parts (4). The bottom number counts all the equal parts (6). So it's 4/6.

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