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Year 3 Maths — Halves and quarters

Find a half or a quarter of a small amount.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.What is a quarter of 8?

  2. 2.Each number is a pile of counters. Sort them by whether the pile shares equally between 2 children with no counter left over.

    Groups: Shares with none left · Leaves one counter

    • 9
    • 36
    • 12
    • 25
    • 15
    • 20

  3. 3.What is half of 20?

  4. 4.Which point on the line is half of 18?

    Mark the line with an X.

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  5. 5.Match each number to half of it.

    • 8
    • 14
    • 26
    • 60
    • 30
    • 4
    • 7
    • 13

  6. 6.Which one is the same as one half?

    • a) 2/4
    • b) 1/3
    • c) 1/4
    • d) 3/4

  7. 7.Which one is the same as one quarter?

    • a) 3/4
    • b) 1/3
    • c) 1/2
    • d) 2/8

  8. 8.What is half of 12?

Answer key — Year 3 Maths — Halves and quarters

  1. 1. 2
  2. 2. 12 → Shares with none left; 15 → Leaves one counter; 20 → Shares with none left; 25 → Leaves one counter; 36 → Shares with none left; 9 → Leaves one counter
  3. 3. 10
  4. 4. 9
  5. 5. 8 → 4; 14 → 7; 26 → 13; 60 → 30
  6. 6. a) 2/4
  7. 7. d) 2/8
  8. 8. 6