Equivalent Fractions Worksheets Grade 3

1. Matiu is helping his nanny prepare a keke (cake) for a family gathering. He cuts the rectangular cake into 12 equal pieces. He puts icing on 9 of the pieces. His nanny says that the same amount of cake can be shown as 3/4. Is Matiu's nanny correct? Explain using equivalent fractions.
2. Ava is making a fruit salad for her family. She cuts a rectangular watermelon into 6 equal slices. She uses 2 of the slices for the salad. Her brother Noah says she used 1/3 of the watermelon. Ava thinks she used 2/6 of the watermelon. Who is correct? Explain by finding an equivalent fraction.
3. Emma is baking cookies and needs to divide the dough into equal parts. She cuts the dough into 8 equal pieces and uses 4 pieces for chocolate chip cookies. What fraction of the whole dough did Emma use for chocolate chip cookies? Write your answer in simplest form.

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1. Noah draws a rectangle on a grid and divides it into 10 equal vertical strips. He shades 6 of the strips blue. Then he draws a second, identical rectangle and divides it into some equal parts. He wants to shade the same fraction of the second rectangle. If the second rectangle is divided into 5 equal parts, how many parts should he shade?
2. A rectangular garden is divided into 4 equal sections. If 3 sections are planted with tomatoes, what fraction of the garden has tomatoes? Write your answer in simplest form.
3. Noah is painting a mural on the school wall. He divides the wall into 12 equal sections. He paints 8 sections with blue sky and 4 sections with green grass. What fraction of the whole wall did Noah paint? Write your answer in simplest form.

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1. 2/3 = ?/12
2. Maria is planting a rectangular vegetable garden. She divides the garden into 16 equal sections. She plants tomatoes in 4 sections, carrots in 2 sections, and beans in 6 sections. What fraction of the whole garden did Maria plant with vegetables? Write your answer in simplest form.
3. A farmer has a rectangular field that is divided into 12 equal sections for different crops. She plants corn in 4 sections, wheat in 3 sections, and soybeans in 2 sections. What fraction of the entire field is planted with crops? Write your answer in simplest form.

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