Halves and quarters
I can find halves and quarters.
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Ages 5 to 7 · Maths
Halves and quarters: I can find halves and quarters.
This circle is one whole.
A line cuts it into 2 equal parts.
Each part is a half. One half is shaded.
Picture: A circle cut into 2 equal parts, with 1 part shaded.
Your turn: Shade half of this square. Tap a part to shade it.
Picture: A square cut into 2 equal parts, with 0 parts shaded.
Set the picture to your answer.
Answer
The answer: 1
1 of the 2 equal parts is shaded. That is half.
Picture: A square cut into 2 equal parts, with 1 part shaded.
This bar has 2 parts. They are not equal.
The bar below has 2 equal parts.
Halves must be the same size.
Picture: A bar model: a bar split into 3 and 1. Below it, a second bar in 2 parts: 2 and 2.
Words to know
- whole:
- All of a shape or a group, before it is cut or shared.
- equal:
- The same size, or the same number.
- half:
- One of 2 equal parts of a whole.
- quarter:
- One of 4 equal parts of a whole.
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