Year 3 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 38 = (answer space)
Answer: 19
- Share 38 into 2 equal groups: 38 ÷ 2 = 19
2.A quarter of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 12 into 4 equal groups: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
3.Half of 6 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
4.A quarter of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
5.Half of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 16
- Share 32 into 2 equal groups: 32 ÷ 2 = 16
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 5 and 7 — they are not equal, so they are not 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 3, so the parts are equal halves.
10.◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆ — 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.
11.♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
12.■■ | ■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal halves.
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