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Class 3 Maths — Halves and quarters

Find a half or a quarter of a small amount.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.What is half of 12?

  2. 2.What is a quarter of 8?

  3. 3.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

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

  4. 4.What is half of 20?

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

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

  6. 6.What is a quarter of 20?

    • a) 6
    • b) 10
    • c) 5
    • d) 4

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

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

  8. 8.What is half of 7?

Answer key — Class 3 Maths — Halves and quarters

  1. 1. 6
  2. 2. 2
  3. 3. 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
  4. 4. 10
  5. 5. 8 → 4; 14 → 7; 26 → 13; 60 → 30
  6. 6. c) 5
  7. 7. b) 2/8
  8. 8.
    • 3.5
    • 3 1/2
    • 7/2
    • three and a half