Fraction Fun: Word Problems & Simplifying for 3rd Graders

Lily has 1/4 of a pizza, and her friend gives her another 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza does Lily have now?

• 1/2

• 1

• 3/4

• 1/4

Tom read 2/5 of a book last week and 1/5 of the same book this week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 4/5

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 3/5

Sarah has 3/6 of a chocolate bar, and she eats 2/6 more. How much chocolate bar does she have now?

• 5/6

• 4/6

• 3/6

• 1/2

In a garden, there are 1/3 of a meter of flowers planted in one row and 1/3 of a meter in another row. How many meters of flowers are there in total?

• 2/3 meters

• 1/2 meter

• 1/4 meter

• 1 meter

A recipe calls for 2/8 of a cup of sugar, and you decide to add another 3/8 of a cup. How much sugar do you have altogether?

• 5/8 of a cup

• 2/8 of a cup

• 3/4 of a cup

• 1/2 of a cup

Jake has 4/10 of a gallon of juice, and he buys 3/10 more. How much juice does he have now?

• 6/10 of a gallon

• 8/10 of a gallon

• 5/10 of a gallon

• 7/10 of a gallon

Emma has 5/12 of a cake, and she bakes another 4/12 of a cake. How much cake does she have in total?

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

At a party, 1/6 of a cake was eaten, and then another 2/6 of the cake was eaten. How much of the cake is left?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

A farmer harvested 3/9 of his corn and then harvested another 2/9. How much corn did he harvest in total?

• 4/9

• 1/3

• 6/9

• 5/9

Mia has 1/2 of a yard of fabric, and she buys another 1/2 yard. How much fabric does she have now?

• 1/2 yard

• 2 yards

• 1 yard

• 3/4 yard