Year 3 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 (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 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 16 into 2 equal groups: 16 ÷ 2 = 8
2.A quarter of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
3.Half of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
4.A quarter of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 32 into 4 equal groups: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
5.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
6.Half of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 8 ÷ 2 = 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 2, so the parts are equal halves.
8.◆◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆◆ — 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.
9.◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal halves.
10.★★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4, 4, 4 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
11.♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal quarters.
12.◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 5, 5, 5 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
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