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 #215 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

One of the pieces of the square is __________. 


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Possible Answers:

three halves

a half

two halves

Correct answer:

a half

Explanation:

The square is split into two pieces, or halves. One piece is a half.  

Example Question #21 : Partition Circles And Rectangles Into Two, Three, Or Four Equal Shares: Ccss.Math.Content.2.G.A.3

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

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Possible Answers:

two halves

two thirds

a half

Correct answer:

two halves

Explanation:

The square is split into two pieces, or halves. Two pieces is two halves. 

Example Question #22 : Partition Circles And Rectangles Into Two, Three, Or Four Equal Shares: Ccss.Math.Content.2.G.A.3

This rectangle is split into __________

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Possible Answers:

thirds

halves

fourths

Correct answer:

halves

Explanation:

The rectangle is split into two equal pieces, which means it is split into halves. 

Example Question #23 : Partition Circles And Rectangles Into Two, Three, Or Four Equal Shares: Ccss.Math.Content.2.G.A.3

This rectangle is split into __________. 

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Possible Answers:

halves

fourths

thirds

Correct answer:

fourths

Explanation:

The rectangle is split into four equal pieces, which means it is split into fourths. 

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