Number · Fractions
Building wholes and simple equivalence
Combine same-denominator fractions to make a whole; recognise simple equivalence with halves and quarters (2/4 = 1/2).
Victorian Curriculum VC2M3N03 · 4 questions · 4 step-by-step
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First hint: Line up quarters against a half on a fraction wall.
The answer sheet
- We know
- Quarters and a half of the same whole.
- We need
- How many quarters make one half.
cut a whole into quarters and shade them until they cover a half.
two quarters cover exactly the same as one half: = .
so 2 quarters make a half.
This is the card exactly: half a pizza is the same amount as two quarters of it.
4 quarters make a whole, so half of them — 2 — make a half. ✓
Answer
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