Year 3 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
3.A quarter of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 40 into 4 equal groups: 40 ÷ 4 = 10
4.Half of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 16
- Share 32 into 2 equal groups: 32 ÷ 2 = 16
5.A quarter of 36 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 36 into 4 equal groups: 36 ÷ 4 = 9
6.Half of 24 = (answer space)
Answer: 12
- Share 24 into 2 equal groups: 24 ÷ 2 = 12
Part B: Equal parts?
Each | splits the group into parts. Halves and quarters must be equal parts.
7.★ | ★ | ★ | ★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal quarters.
8.◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆◆ — 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.
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: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
11.♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
12.★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal quarters.
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