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Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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

  1. Share 4 into 2 equal groups: 4 ÷ 2 = 2
2.Half of 8 = (answer space)

Answer: 4

  1. Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
3.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)

Answer: 4

  1. Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
4.Half of 20 = (answer space)

Answer: 10

  1. Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
5.Half of 10 = (answer space)

Answer: 5

  1. Share 10 into 2 equal groups: 10 ÷ 2 = 5
6.Half of 6 = (answer space)

Answer: 3

  1. Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Part B: Equal parts?

Each | splits the group into parts. Halves and quarters must be equal parts.

7.♥♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 5 and 7 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.

8.■■ | ■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: yes

Every part has 2, so the parts are equal halves.

9.♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 3 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.

10.♥♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 5 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.

11.◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 3 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.

12.▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal halves?
  1. Ayes
  2. Bno

Answer: no

The parts have 5 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.

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