2nd Grade Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 2nd 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 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 16 into 2 equal groups: 16 ÷ 2 = 8
2.Half of 10 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 10 into 2 equal groups: 10 ÷ 2 = 5
3.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
4.Half of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 4 into 2 equal groups: 4 ÷ 2 = 2
5.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
6.Half of 2 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 2 into 2 equal groups: 2 ÷ 2 = 1
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 3, so the parts are equal halves.
8.■■ | ■■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 2 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
9.◆ | ◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 1 and 2 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
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 halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
12.■ | ■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
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