Fractions Number Line Worksheets Grade 3

1. Lily is baking cookies and needs to measure 3/4 cup of flour. She has a measuring cup that shows fractions from 0 to 1. If she starts at 0 and fills the cup, what fraction of the cup will be empty when she has exactly 3/4 cup of flour?
2. Ava is baking a cake and needs to measure 1 1/6 cups of milk. She has a large measuring cup with marks from 0 to 2 cups, and each cup is divided into 6 equal parts. Ava pours milk until the level reaches exactly 1 1/6 on the number line. How many sixths (fractions with denominator 6) is 1 1/6 equal to?
3. Aroha is helping her uncle build a bookshelf that is 9 feet long. They need to attach a support bracket at exactly 2/3 of the total length from the left end of the shelf. On a number line from 0 to 9 feet, where should they mark the spot for the bracket?

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1. Carlos is walking on a nature trail that is 16 kilometers long. He stops to rest when he has completed 3/4 of the trail. On a number line from 0 to 16 kilometers, how many kilometers from the start did Carlos walk before resting?
2. Matiu is helping his grandmother make a long ribbon garland for a family celebration. The garland needs to be 18 feet long. They have a measuring tape that goes from 0 to 18 feet. Matiu needs to tie a bow at the point that represents 5/9 of the total length on the measuring tape. How many feet from the start should Matiu tie the bow?
3. Liam is walking on a nature trail that is 16 kilometers long. He stops to rest at a bench that is located at the 3/4 point of the trail on the trail map's number line. How many kilometers has Liam walked when he reaches the bench?

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1. A baker is making a long loaf of bread that measures 84 centimeters from end to end. She needs to cut the loaf into 7 equal pieces. What fraction of the whole loaf is each piece?
2. A rectangular garden is divided into 8 equal sections. If 3 sections are planted with carrots and the rest with lettuce, what fraction of the garden has lettuce? Show your answer on a number line from 0 to 1.
3. Liam is helping his dad build a birdhouse. The plan shows a perch that needs to be placed at 1 and 3/7 feet along a board that is 2 feet long. Liam draws a number line from 0 to 2 on the board to help him find the exact spot. How many sevenths (fractions with denominator 7) is 1 and 3/7 equal to?

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