Year 3 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — 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 10 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 10 into 2 equal groups: 10 ÷ 2 = 5
3.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
4.Half of 18 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 18 into 2 equal groups: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
5.Half of 14 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 14 into 2 equal groups: 14 ÷ 2 = 7
6.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
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: no
The parts have 2 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
8.● | ●● — 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.
9.▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
10.■■■■ | ■■■■■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not 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: no
The parts have 5 and 7 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
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