Let's solve each of the fraction word problems step by step.
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Problem 1:
A pizza was divided into 8 equal slices. Sally was feeling hungry so she ate 4 slices of it. What is the fraction of the slices Sally ate?
- Total slices = 8
- Slices eaten by Sally = 4
- Fraction eaten = $ \frac{4}{8} $
Now simplify:
$$
\frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{2}
$$
✔ Answer: $ \frac{1}{2} $
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Problem 2:
A pizza was cut in 12 equal slices. Tina and Mina ate 7 slices of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza is left?
- Total slices = 12
- Slices eaten = 7
- Slices left = $ 12 - 7 = 5 $
Fraction left = $ \frac{5}{12} $
✔ Answer: $ \frac{5}{12} $
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Problem 3:
There are 25 students in a class. 14 of them are girls and rest are boys. What is the fraction of girls in the class?
- Total students = 25
- Number of girls = 14
- Fraction of girls = $ \frac{14}{25} $
This fraction cannot be simplified further.
✔ Answer: $ \frac{14}{25} $
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Problem 4:
There were 18 books lying on the table. Jim picks up 12 books and Tim picks up 6 books. What fraction of books Tim lifted?
- Total books = 18
- Books Tim lifted = 6
- Fraction = $ \frac{6}{18} $
Simplify:
$$
\frac{6}{18} = \frac{1}{3}
$$
✔ Answer: $ \frac{1}{3} $
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Problem 5:
Sally has 10 dresses. 4 dresses are red and 6 dresses are blue. What is the fraction of red dresses she has?
- Total dresses = 10
- Red dresses = 4
- Fraction of red dresses = $ \frac{4}{10} $
Simplify:
$$
\frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5}
$$
✔ Answer: $ \frac{2}{5} $
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✔ Final Answers:
1. $ \frac{1}{2} $
2. $ \frac{5}{12} $
3. $ \frac{14}{25} $
4. $ \frac{1}{3} $
5. $ \frac{2}{5} $
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 3rd grade fraction word problems worksheet.
