GRADE 3: 3rd Quarter Student Task Force
Chapter 7
Habib’s Pet Shop
Habib’s Pet Shop sells supplies for all kinds of pets.
Each day Habib gets new supplies for his shop. Use
division strategies to solve the problems.
The table shows supplies Habib
got today. Use the table to solve
each problem. Choose a strategy
to solve. Then write a division
equation. Show your work.
1. Habib wants to put the cat toys in a display of equal
groups on 6 racks. How many of each toy will Habib put
on each rack?
2. Habib wants to put the pet beds on shelves in equal
groups of 5. How many shelves will Habib need?
3. Habib wants to put dog chews into baskets. Each
basket holds 7 dog chews. How many baskets does
Habib need? Solve by using repeated subtraction.
Show your work. Write a division sentence and a
related multiplication sentence.
4. Fish food comes in boxes with 9 containers of food in
each box. Habib sells 2 boxes of food. He wants to
arrange the remaining fish food containers into equal
groups.
a. How many containers of fish food are left? Show how
you solved the problem.
b. How can Habib arrange the containers so they are in
equal groups? Describe the strategy you will use to
solve. Show your work. Then write a division sentence.
Chapter 8
In the Kitchen
Rana and Yoshi are cooking food for a party. They
need to cut up the food so people can share.
1. Yoshi makes 3 small pepperoni pizzas. There are 4
people who will share the pizzas. Draw a picture to
show how much each person will get. Explain your
answer.
2. Rana makes a large vegetable pizza. She cuts the
pie into 8 equal parts. Three people each eat a slice of
the pie.
a. Draw a picture to show the pie. Shade the
missing parts.
b. Write a fraction to show how much of the pie is
left.
3. Yoshi makes a large sandwich. He cuts the sandwich
into 8 equal parts. He wants to put 5/8 of the sandwich
on a plate. How many pieces of the sandwich does he
need? Draw a number line to solve the problem. Then
write your answer.
4. Rana puts 12 pieces of fruit in a bowl. ¼ of the fruit
pieces are apples.
a. Draw a fraction strip to show how many apple
pieces are in the bowl.
b. Write a fraction to show how many pieces are
apples.
5. Yoshi and Rana serve muffins. There are 3 muffins
with nuts. 1/6 of the muffins have nuts.
a. How many muffins do they serve in all? Draw a
number line to solve. Explain how you solved the
problem.
b. Write a fraction to show how many muffins do
not have nuts.
Chapter 9
Making a Mural
Noreen and Hakim are in art class. They work with
paper and ribbons to make shapes and designs for a
mural. They use a large piece of paper to cover a wall
for their mural.
1. Noreen paints 3/6 of the mural yellow. Hakim paints
3/8 of the mural green. Who paints a larger piece of the
mural? Draw a model to compare the fractions. Then
write a fraction sentence using < or >. Solve the
problem.
2. Hakim stretches a green ribbon across 2/6 of the
mural. He stretches a blue ribbon across 5/6 of the
mural. Which ribbon is longer? Draw a fraction strip to
compare the fractions. Then write a fraction sentence
using < or >. Solve the problem.
3. If Hakim added a red ribbon that is longer than the
green ribbon, but shorter than the blue ribbon, then how
much of the mural could the ribbon stretch across?
Write a fraction. Show your work.
4. Hakim pastes paper strips from the bottom of the
mural to the top. A red paper strip reaches 7/8 of the
way to the top. A purple strip reaches 3/8 of the way to
the top. A green strip reaches 6/8 of the way to the top.
Put the paper strips in order from least to greatest.
Draw number lines to compare. Write the colors and
fractions in order. Then use symbols ( < or > ) to
compare the fractions.
5. Noreen cuts out 3 paper circles to put on the mural.
She divides one circle into fourths, one into sixths, and
one into eighths. She wants to put glitter on some parts
of the paper circles.
a. Draw circles to show Noreen’s work.
b. Noreen puts the glitter on equivalent parts of all
the circles. Shade the 3 circles to show equivalent
parts. Then write two pairs of equivalent fractions.