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Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Part A: Find half and a quarter

Half means 2 equal groups. A quarter means 4 equal groups.

1.Half of 32 = (answer space)

Answer: 16

  1. Share 32 into 2 equal groups: 32 ÷ 2 = 16
2.A quarter of 36 = (answer space)

Answer: 9

  1. Share 36 into 4 equal groups: 36 ÷ 4 = 9
3.Half of 6 = (answer space)

Answer: 3

  1. Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
4.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)

Answer: 1

  1. Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
5.A quarter of 40 = (answer space)

Answer: 10

  1. Share 40 into 4 equal groups: 40 ÷ 4 = 10
6.Half of 12 = (answer space)

Answer: 6

  1. 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?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 5, 5, 5 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.

8.▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 3, 3, 3 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.

9.★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: yes

Every part has 5, so the parts are equal quarters.

10.♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 3 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.

11.♥ | ♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 1 and 2 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.

12.★★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 4, 4, 4 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.

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