Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Partition Circles and Rectangles into Two, Three, or Four Equal Shares: CCSS.Math.Content.2.G.A.3

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 2nd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #4415 : Numbers And Operations

One of the pieces of the square is __________. 

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Possible Answers:

a half 

a fourth

a third

Correct answer:

a fourth

Explanation:

The square is split into four pieces, or fourths. One piece is a fourth. 

Example Question #4416 : Numbers And Operations

Two of the pieces of the square is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

a fourth

two fourths

three fourths

Correct answer:

two fourths

Explanation:

The square is split into four pieces, or fourths. Two pieces is two fourths.  

Example Question #4417 : Numbers And Operations

Three of the pieces of the square is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

four forths

two forths

three fourths

Correct answer:

three fourths

Explanation:

The square is split into four pieces, or fourths. Three pieces is three fourths.  

Example Question #4418 : Numbers And Operations

Four of the pieces, or the whole, of the square is __________. 

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Possible Answers:

forths

three fourths

four forths

Correct answer:

four forths

Explanation:

The square is split into four pieces, or fourths. Four pieces is four fourth.  

 

Example Question #4415 : Numbers And Operations

One of the pieces of the circle is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

a third

a fourth

a half

Correct answer:

a third

Explanation:

The circle is split into three pieces, or thirds. One piece is a third.  

Example Question #11 : Partition Circles And Rectangles Into Two, Three, Or Four Equal Shares: Ccss.Math.Content.2.G.A.3

Two of the pieces of the circle is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

two halves

two forths

two thirds

Correct answer:

two thirds

Explanation:

The circle is split into three pieces, or thirds. Two pieces is two thirds.  

Example Question #211 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

Three of the pieces, or the whole, of the circle is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

three halves

three thirds

two thirds

Correct answer:

three thirds

Explanation:

The circle is split into three pieces, or thirds. Three pieces is three thirds.  

Example Question #212 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

One of the pieces of the rectangle is __________. 

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Possible Answers:

a half

a third

a fourth

Correct answer:

a third

Explanation:

The rectangle is split into three pieces, or thirds. One piece is a third.  

Example Question #12 : Partition Circles And Rectangles Into Two, Three, Or Four Equal Shares: Ccss.Math.Content.2.G.A.3

Two of the pieces of the rectangle is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

two thirds

three thirds

two fourths

Correct answer:

two thirds

Explanation:

The rectangle is split into three pieces, or thirds. Two pieces is two thirds.  

Example Question #214 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

Three of the pieces, or the whole, of the rectangle is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

three fourths

three thirds

two thirds

Correct answer:

three thirds

Explanation:

The rectangle is split into three pieces, or thirds. Three piece is three thirds.  

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