2. Math Mania Fractions Created by: Brooke Falcon 3 rd Grade GLE - 3

3. What is a fraction? Can you name the two parts of a fraction?

4. Awesome!!! A fraction has two parts – the numerator and the denominator. ~ Numerator tells what part of the whole ~ Denominator tells how many equal parts the whole is broken into.

5. Now that we know all about fractions, I need your help to figure out a few more problems. Let’s get started!

6. Tim had 18 cookies. He ate 1/2 of them. How many cookies did Tim eat? A. 9 B. 12 C. 2 D. 5

7. Can you tell what fraction of the stars are shaded? A. 1/3 B. 2/5 C. 3/5 D. 2/3

8. Mindy is reading a 32-page book of short stories. In the morning she read 4 pages. What fraction of the book did Mindy read in the morning? A. 1/2 B. 24/30 C. 13/50 D. 5/8

9. Jack has visited 13 of the 50 United States. What fraction of the states has Jack visited? A. 2/8 B. 4/8 C. 4/32 D. 1/9

10. Mary invited six friends over for a seep over. 2 of her friends could not make it. What fraction of the friends DID go to the sleepover? A. 4/6 B. 1/9 C. 6/4 D. 3/5

11. Beth and her brother found 36 seas shells. Betsy found 1/3 of the them. How many sea shells did she find? A. 16 B. 30 C. 25 D. 12

12. Mike saved 55 cents. He spent 1/5 of it. How much money did he spend? A. 10¢ B. 11¢ C. 12¢ D. 15¢

13. Peter had 50 baseball cards. He gave 1/10 of them to his brother. How many baseball cards did Peter give to his brother? A. 10 B. 15 C. 5 D. 9

14. There are 24 people on your swim team. Six people went to the swim meet in June? What fraction of the people went to the swim meet? A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 6/24 D. 1/4

15. Jimmy had eight Hotwheels. Five were green trucks. The rest were red cars. What fraction of the Hotwheels were red cars? A. 3/8 B. 5/8 C. 1/3 D. 3/5

16. CONGRATULATIONS! You are now an expert on fractions. Thanks so much for your help!