Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 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 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
2.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
3.Half of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 20
- Share 40 into 2 equal groups: 40 ÷ 2 = 20
4.A quarter of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
5.A quarter of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 40 into 4 equal groups: 40 ÷ 4 = 10
6.Half of 30 = (answer space)
Answer: 15
- Share 30 into 2 equal groups: 30 ÷ 2 = 15
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 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
8.♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
9.▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 1, 1, 1 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
10.▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 5, 5, 5 and 7 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
11.♥♥ | ♥♥ | ♥♥ | ♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 2, 2, 2 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
12.◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal halves.
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