Year 3 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 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 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 4 into 2 equal groups: 4 ÷ 2 = 2
2.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
3.Half of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
4.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
5.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
6.Half of 36 = (answer space)
Answer: 18
- Share 36 into 2 equal groups: 36 ÷ 2 = 18
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 5, 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 quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
10.◆◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
11.♥♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal quarters.
12.▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 3, 3, 3 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
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