GRADE 3 MATH · CHAPTER 3

Fractions & decimals

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  1. Fractions

    Locate fractions on a number line

    Describe a fraction as a number reached by equal intervals from zero.

  2. Fractions

    Compare like-denominator fractions

    Compare fractions made of equal-sized parts of the same whole.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 3 equal intervals. A point is 1 interval(s) to the right of 0. Which fraction labels it?

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Each interval is 1/3. Moving 1 intervals from 0 reaches 1/3.

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