Year 3 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 3 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 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
2.Half of 6 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
3.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
4.Half of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 4 into 2 equal groups: 4 ÷ 2 = 2
5.Half of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
6.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
Part B: Equal parts?
Each | splits the group into parts. Halves and quarters must be equal parts.
7.♥ | ♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
8.■■ | ■■■ — 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.
9.■ | ■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 1 and 2 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
10.◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal halves.
11.★★★★ | ★★★★ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
12.◆ | ◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
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