Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — 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 30 = (answer space)
Answer: 15
- Share 30 into 2 equal groups: 30 ÷ 2 = 15
2.A quarter of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 12 into 4 equal groups: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
3.Half of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
4.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
5.Half of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
6.Half of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 16
- Share 32 into 2 equal groups: 32 ÷ 2 = 16
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 5, so the parts are equal quarters.
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 quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
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: no
The parts have 4, 4, 4 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
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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