TEKS 3.3A Worksheets — Grade 3 Represent fractions greater than zero and less

Sage and her family went to pick bluebonnets in a field. They found 8 bluebonnets. Sage picked 3/4 of the bluebonnets while her brother picked the rest. How many bluebonnets did Sage pick?

1. 6 ✓
2. 2
3. 4
4. 5

Why: To find out how many bluebonnets Sage picked, we calculate 3/4 of 8. First, divide 8 by 4, which equals 2. Then, multiply 2 by 3 to find 3/4 of 8: 3 * 2 = 6. So, Sage picked 6 bluebonnets.

Valentina is making prickly pear cactus jelly to sell at the San Antonio Stock Show. She filled 3/4 of a jar with jelly. If she has 2 jars, how much jelly does she have in total?

1. 3/2 ✓
2. 1/2
3. 3/4
4. 1

Why: To find the total amount of jelly Valentina has, multiply the amount of jelly in one jar (3/4) by the number of jars (2). So, 3/4 * 2 = 3/2. This means she has 3/2 jars of jelly in total.

Pablo went to a ranch in West Texas where he saw a fence that was divided into 4 equal parts. If 1 part of the fence was painted blue, what fraction of the fence is painted blue?

1. 1/4 ✓
2. 1/2
3. 1/3
4. 3/4

Why: To find the fraction of the fence that is painted blue, we know that the total number of equal parts is 4. Since 1 part is painted blue, we represent this as 1 out of 4 parts, which is written as 1/4. Therefore, the correct answer is 1/4.

Carolina is making fresh lemonade to sell at a festival in McAllen. She has a pitcher that can hold 8 cups of lemonade. If she fills the pitcher with 4 cups of lemonade, what fraction of the pitcher is filled with lemonade?

1. 1/2 ✓
2. 1/4
3. 3/4
4. 2/3

Why: To find the fraction of the pitcher that is filled with lemonade, we need to compare the amount of lemonade in the pitcher to the total capacity of the pitcher. Carolina has 4 cups of lemonade in a pitcher that holds 8 cups. The fraction is therefore 4/8, which simplifies to 1/2. So, the correct answer is 1/2.

Anika is making fruit smoothies for her friends at the San Antonio River Walk. She has 2 whole cups of strawberries and she wants to use half of them for her smoothies. How many cups of strawberries will Anika use?

1. 1/2
2. 1 ✓
3. 1/4
4. 2

Why: Anika has 2 whole cups of strawberries. To find out how many cups she will use if she uses half, we divide 2 by 2. 2 / 2 equals 1. Therefore, Anika will use 1 cup of strawberries for her smoothies.

Yusuf is making a fruit salad at his home in McAllen, Texas. He has 1/2 of a cup of fresh oranges and 1/4 of a cup of fresh strawberries. How much fruit does he have in total for his salad?

1. 3/4 ✓
2. 1/2
3. 1/4
4. 1/8

Why: To find out how much fruit Yusuf has in total, add the amounts of oranges and strawberries together. Yusuf has 1/2 cup of oranges and 1/4 cup of strawberries. We need a common denominator to add these fractions. The common denominator for 2 and 4 is 4. Convert 1/2 to fourths: 1/2 = 2/4. Now add 2/4 and 1/4: 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4. Yusuf has a total of 3/4 of a cup of fruit for his salad.

Aisha is making fruit smoothies for her friends. She has a total of 12 bananas and 8 strawberries. Aisha wants to use only bananas and strawberries in her smoothies. What fraction of the total number of fruits does she have that are bananas?

1. 3/5 ✓
2. 2/3
3. 1/2
4. 5/8

Why: To find the fraction of the fruits that are bananas, first, add the total number of fruits: 12 (bananas) + 8 (strawberries) = 20 fruits. Next, determine the fraction of the total that are bananas: 12 (bananas) / 20 (total fruits) = 12/20, which simplifies to 3/5. Therefore, the correct answer is 3/5.

Mateo is making a fruit salad for his school picnic in Dallas. He has a total of 8 pieces of fruit, which include 2 apples, 3 oranges, and 3 strawberries. What fraction of the fruit in his salad are oranges?

1. 3/8 ✓
2. 2/8
3. 1/4
4. 3/6

Why: To find the fraction of the fruit that are oranges, we need to determine the number of oranges and the total number of pieces of fruit. Mateo has 3 oranges out of a total of 8 pieces of fruit. Therefore, the fraction of oranges in his fruit salad is 3/8.