1st Grade Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 1st Grade 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 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
4.A quarter of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 40 into 4 equal groups: 40 ÷ 4 = 10
5.Half of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 16
- Share 32 into 2 equal groups: 32 ÷ 2 = 16
6.A quarter of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
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: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
8.♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥♥ — 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.
9.◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆◆ — 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.
10.▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 3 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
11.■■ | ■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal halves.
12.●●● | ●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal halves.
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