Fractions of Ball Possession - Class 3 Maths Worksheet

Use a ball-possession chart split into equal parts to practise reading, simplifying and comparing fractions.

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Learning Objective

Represent a part of a whole as a fraction, simplify fractions and compare their size.

Q1. In a 10-minute chart, Team Sharks had the ball for 6 minutes. What fraction of the time did Team Sharks have possession?

Q2. Write the fraction 6/10 in its simplest form.

Q3. If Team Sharks had possession for 6 out of 10 minutes, what fraction of the time did the other team have the ball?

Draw a circle split into 10 equal slices and colour some in to show possession - this makes the fraction visual and concrete.

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Name: ______________________ Class: 3 Date: ______________

In a 10-minute chart, Team Sharks had the ball for 6 minutes. What fraction of the time did Team Sharks have possession?
1. 6/10
2. 4/10
3. 10/6
4. 6/4
Answer: 6/10 - 6 minutes out of 10 total minutes is written as 6/10.
Write the fraction 6/10 in its simplest form.
Answer:
Answer: 3/5 - Dividing both the top and bottom by 2 gives 3/5.
If Team Sharks had possession for 6 out of 10 minutes, what fraction of the time did the other team have the ball?
1. 3/10
2. 4/10
3. 5/10
4. 6/10
Answer: 4/10 - 10 minutes - 6 minutes = 4 minutes, so the other team had 4/10.
A possession chart is divided into 4 equal parts. If one team has the ball for 3 of those parts, what fraction is that?
Answer:
Answer: 3/4 - 3 out of 4 equal parts is written as 3/4.
Which is the larger amount of possession: 1/2 of the match or 3/4 of the match?
1. 1/2
2. 3/4
3. They are equal
Answer: 3/4 - 3/4 is greater than 1/2 (which is the same as 2/4).