2nd Grade Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — 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 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
2.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
3.Half of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
4.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
5.Half of 30 = (answer space)
Answer: 15
- Share 30 into 2 equal groups: 30 ÷ 2 = 15
6.A quarter of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 32 into 4 equal groups: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
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 5, so the parts are equal halves.
8.● | ● | ● | ●●● — 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.
9.★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal quarters.
10.● | ● | ● | ●● — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 1, 1, 1 and 2 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
11.◆◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 2, 2, 2 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
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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