Year 3 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 16 into 2 equal groups: 16 ÷ 2 = 8
2.Half of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
3.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
4.Half of 2 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 2 into 2 equal groups: 2 ÷ 2 = 1
5.Half of 6 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
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: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
9.■■ | ■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal halves.
10.● | ● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
11.★★ | ★★ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal halves.
12.■■■■■ | ■■■■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal halves.
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