1st Grade Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 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 36 = (answer space)
Answer: 18
- Share 36 into 2 equal groups: 36 ÷ 2 = 18
2.A quarter of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 32 into 4 equal groups: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
3.Half of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 16 into 2 equal groups: 16 ÷ 2 = 8
4.A quarter of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 40 into 4 equal groups: 40 ÷ 4 = 10
5.Half of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
6.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
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: no
The parts have 1, 1, 1 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
8.▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4, 4, 4 and 5 — 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 3, so the parts are equal halves.
11.♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
12.★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 3, 3, 3 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
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