Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems for 3rd Graders

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she eats 1/4 of it, how much pizza will she have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 9/16

2. Tom has 12 apples. He gives 1/3 of them to his friend. How many apples does Tom have now?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 4

3. A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If Emily eats 3 pieces, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 5/8

4. There are 20 students in a class. If 1/5 of them are absent, how many students are present?

• 16

• 14

• 18

• 12

5. A jar contains 24 candies. If 1/4 of the candies are chocolate, how many chocolate candies are there?

• 8

• 4

• 6

• 12

6. Lisa read 2/5 of her book. If the book has 25 pages, how many pages has she read?

• 15 pages

• 5 pages

• 20 pages

• 10 pages

7. A farmer has 30 chickens. If 1/2 of them are hens, how many hens does he have?

• 25

• 10

• 20

• 15

8. A ribbon is 10 meters long. If 3/10 of it is used for a project, how much ribbon is left?

• 7 meters

• 3 meters

• 10 meters

• 5 meters

9. In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red. If there are 32 flowers in total, how many are red?

• 8

• 12

• 24

• 16

10. A box contains 40 crayons. If 1/4 of them are blue, how many blue crayons are there?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5