Sharing Unit Fractions: Fun Word Problems for Grade 3

If you have 1/4 of a pizza and you want to share it equally among 2 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of cookies, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

You have 1/2 of a chocolate bar. If you divide it among 4 children, how much chocolate will each child receive?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 1/2

A gardener has 1/6 of a bag of soil. If he uses it to fill 3 pots, how much soil does each pot get?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/12

• 1/18

There is 1/5 of a gallon of juice. If you pour it into 5 cups, how much juice will each cup contain?

• 1/10 gallon

• 1/20 gallon

• 1/5 gallon

• 1/25 gallon

A baker has 1/8 of a cake left. If he wants to share it with 4 friends, how much cake will each friend get?

• 1/4

• 1/16

• 1/32

• 1/8

You have 1/10 of a yard of ribbon. If you cut it into 5 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1/20 yard

• 1/5 yard

• 1/100 yard

• 1/50 yard

A teacher has 1/2 of a box of crayons. If she divides it among 3 students, how many crayons will each student receive?

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/4

If you have 1/3 of a liter of water and you want to pour it into 3 bottles, how much water will each bottle get?

• 1/2 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/6 liter

• 1/9 liter

A family has 1/2 of a loaf of bread. If they want to make sandwiches for 4 people, how much bread will each person get?

• 1/8 of a loaf of bread

• 1/6 of a loaf of bread

• 1/2 of a loaf of bread

• 1/4 of a loaf of bread