2nd Grade Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
2.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
3.Half of 28 = (answer space)
Answer: 14
- Share 28 into 2 equal groups: 28 ÷ 2 = 14
4.A quarter of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 40 into 4 equal groups: 40 ÷ 4 = 10
5.Half of 10 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 10 into 2 equal groups: 10 ÷ 2 = 5
6.Half of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 20
- Share 40 into 2 equal groups: 40 ÷ 2 = 20
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 1, so the parts are equal halves.
8.●●●● | ●●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
9.■■ | ■■■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 2 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not 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 quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal quarters.
12.■■■ | ■■■■ — 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.
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