# Worksheet on Third Grade Fractions

Worksheet on third grade fractions is a great resource for children to practice the different types of questions on fraction. The questions are based on identifying the numerator and denominator of the given fraction; compare the pairs of fraction using less than (<), greater than (>) and equal (=) symbol; finding the equivalent of the given fractions; verifying whether the two fractions are equivalent; identifying proper and improper fractions; adding fractions; subtracting fractions and word problems on fractions.

1. Draw a circle and express 1/3 using colors

2. Draw a rectangle box and express 3/3 using colors

3. Draw a square box and express 2/3 using colors

4. Write the numerator and denominator of the following fraction:

(i) 7/15

(ii) 15/11

(iii) 24/25

(iv) 1/7

5. Write > or < or = between the following fractions:

(i) 1/5 ______ 1/6

(ii) 2/3 ______ 4/6

(iii) 1/8 ______ 1/7

(iv) 5/3 ______ 4/3

(v) 4/7 ______ 5/7

(vi) 7/16 ______ 7/19

6. Find the value of:

(i) 1/3 of 12

(ii) 2/7 of 28

(iii) 3 fourths of 32

(iv) 4 thirds of 30

7. Find three equivalents of:

(i) 1/7

(ii) 3/11

8. Verify whether the following fractions are equivalent:

(i) 2/15 and 6/45

(ii) 4/9 and 12/36

(iii) 8/35 and 16/70

9. Sort out the proper and improper fractions:

7/8, 15/16, 15/8, 8/5, 9/28, 6/5, 45/47, 47/38

(i) 7/8 + 5/8

(ii) 1/12 + 7/12 + 5/12

(iii) 9/35 + 8/35

(iv) 2/15 + 7/15 + 13/15

11. Subtract the following fractions:

(i) 9/16 - 3/16

(ii) 17/17 - 5/17

(iii) 1 - 8/21

(iv) 21/8 - 13/8



Now, we will practice the word problems provided in the worksheet on third grade fractions.

12. What should be added to 1/3 to make it 5/3?

13. What should be subtracted from 15/7 to get 1?

14. What is the difference between 15/22 and 13/22?

15. Aaron purchased 12 mangoes and ate 1/4 of them. How many mangoes are left?

16. Calvin spent half of his money on books and one-fourth on exercise books. What part of his money was spent and what of his money is left?

17. A book has 68 pages. Shelly read 1/4 th of them in one day. How many pages has she read and how many pages are left to be read?

18. What should be subtracted from 1 to get 1/3?

19. What should be added to 2/7 to make it 1?

20. What is the sum of 18/25 and 7/25?

Answers for the worksheet on third grade fractions are given below to check the exact answers of above basic questions on fractional numbers.

The circle is expressing 1/3.

The rectangle is expressing 3/3.

The square is expressing 2/3.

4. (i) numerator 7 and denominator 15

(ii) numerator 15 and denominator 11

(iii) numerator 24 and denominator 25

(iv) numerator 1 and denominator 7

5. (i) >

(ii) =

(iii) <

(iv) >

(v) <

(vi) >

6. (i) 4

(ii) 8

(iii) 24

(iv) 40

7. (i) 2/14, 3/21, 4/28

(ii) 6/22, 9/33, 14/44

8. (i) yes

(ii) no

(iii) yes

9. Proper fractions: 7/8, 15/16, 9/28, 45/47

Improper fractions: 15/8, 8/5, 6/5, 47/38

10. (i) 12/8

(ii) 13/12

(iii) 17/35

(iv) 22/15

11. (i) 6/16

(ii) 12/17

(iii) 13/21

(iv) 8/8 = 1

12. 4/3

13. 8/7

14. 2/22

15. 9 mangoes

16. 3/4 spent, 1/4 left

17. Shelly read 17 pages, pages left 51

18. 2/3

19. 5/7

20. 25/25 = 1