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Maths · Grade 2 · Set C
Fair shares: a step further
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Remember: Equal shares are the same size, but they can look different. 2 make halves, 3 make thirds and 4 make fourths.

Equal shares

Equal shares are the same size, even when they look different.

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Which square is cut into halves?
A
B
C
2
Both squares are cut into halves.
TrueFalse
3
How many fourths make 1 whole?
4
Lee gets 1 of 3 equal shares of a pie. Mia gets 1 of 4 equal shares of the same pie. Who gets more?
MiaLeeThey get the same
5
A pizza is cut into 4 equal shares. The shaded shares are eaten. How many fourths are left?
6
Circle every one that is cut into equal shares.
A
B
C
D
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Join each name to how many make the whole.
  1. 1halves
  2. 2thirds
  3. 3fourths
  • A2 make a whole
  • B4 make a whole
  • C3 make a whole
8
A fourth of a pie is bigger than a half of the same pie.
TrueFalse
9
A fourth is also called a quarter.
TrueFalse
10
A bar is cut into 3 equal shares. Each share is one of the bar.
halfthirdfourth
11
Draw lines to cut this rectangle into 3 equal shares.
12
Draw a different way to cut this square into halves.
13
Tell how you know the two halves of a square are the same size.
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Answer key · Set C
Fair shares: a step further
1C Halves are 2 equal shares. The dashed line cuts square C into 2 equal shares.
2True Each square has 2 equal shares. Halves can look different and still be halves.
34 2 halves make a whole and 3 thirds make a whole. 4 fourths make a whole.
4Lee Fewer equal shares make each share bigger. A third is bigger than a fourth.
52 4 shares, and 2 are eaten. 2 fourths are left.
6A, C, D B has one share bigger than the other. A, C and D have shares that are all the same size.
71-A, 2-C, 3-B
8False More equal shares make each share smaller. A fourth is smaller than a half.
9True Fourth and quarter mean the same thing: 1 of 4 equal shares.
10third 1 of 3 equal shares is a third.
13Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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