Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 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 18 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 18 into 2 equal groups: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
2.A quarter of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 32 into 4 equal groups: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
3.Half of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
4.A quarter of 28 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 28 into 4 equal groups: 28 ÷ 4 = 7
5.Half of 26 = (answer space)
Answer: 13
- Share 26 into 2 equal groups: 26 ÷ 2 = 13
6.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 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: no
The parts have 1 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
8.◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal halves.
9.◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 5 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
10.★ | ★ | ★ | ★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal quarters.
11.▲ | ▲ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
12.◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 3, 3, 3 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
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