Year 1 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 fractions worksheet.
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Part A: Find half and a quarter
Half means 2 equal groups. A quarter means 4 equal groups.
1.Half of 38 = (answer space)
Answer: 19
- Share 38 into 2 equal groups: 38 ÷ 2 = 19
2.A quarter of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 32 into 4 equal groups: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
3.Half of 18 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 18 into 2 equal groups: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
4.Half of 14 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 14 into 2 equal groups: 14 ÷ 2 = 7
5.A quarter of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 12 into 4 equal groups: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
6.Half of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
Part B: Equal parts?
Each | splits the group into parts. Halves and quarters must be equal parts.
7.♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
8.★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
9.◆ | ◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 1 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
10.▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
11.●● | ●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 2 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
12.▲▲ | ▲▲ | ▲▲ | ▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
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