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Grade 3, Fractions, decimals and percents

Name the fraction

Count the shaded parts and the equal parts, then write the fraction.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: Halves, thirds and quarters
What fraction of the shape is shaded? Write the fraction.
Level 2: Up to eighths
What fraction of the shape is shaded? Write the fraction.
Level 3: Up to twelfths
What fraction of the shape is shaded? Write the fraction.

Worked example

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Level 1: Halves, thirds and quarters

  1. The bottom number counts all the equal parts. The top number counts the shaded parts.
  2. 3 parts are shaded and 1 is not: 3 + 1 = 4 equal parts.
  3. 3 of the 4 equal parts are shaded, so the fraction is 3/4.

Level 2: Up to eighths

  1. The bottom number counts all the equal parts. The top number counts the shaded parts.
  2. 5 parts are shaded and 3 are not: 5 + 3 = 8 equal parts.
  3. 5 of the 8 equal parts are shaded, so the fraction is 5/8.

Level 3: Up to twelfths

  1. The bottom number counts all the equal parts. The top number counts the shaded parts.
  2. 7 parts are shaded and 5 are not: 7 + 5 = 12 equal parts.
  3. 7 of the 12 equal parts are shaded, so the fraction is 7/12.

Goes with

Reference sheets

One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:

  • Fractions

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In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.3.c.2

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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