Question 1
What is one quarter of 8 counters?
What is one quarter of 8 counters?
Year 1
Recognise, find and name one quarter of an object, shape or quantity
See when a whole has been split into 4 equal parts and identify one quarter.
Lesson overview
Number - fractions
One quarter means 1 of 4 equal parts. The 4 parts must be equal. If the parts are not the same size, they are not quarters. We can find one quarter of a shape, an object or a small quantity by splitting it fairly into 4 equal parts.
This square is split into 4 equal parts.
One of the 4 equal parts is one quarter.
1 quarter of the square
8 strawberries are shared into 4 equal groups.
One quarter of 8 is 2 because 8 split equally into 4 groups gives 2 in each group.
1 quarter of 8 is 2
This orange is cut into 4 equal pieces.
One equal piece is one quarter of the orange.
1 quarter of the orange
Worked example
Find one quarter of 12 counters.
Find one quarter of 12 counters.
Share the counters fairly into 4 equal groups.
1 quarter of 12 is 3
- Start with 12 counters.
- Split the counters into 4 equal groups.
- Check all 4 groups have the same number.
- There are 3 counters in one group, so one quarter of 12 is 3.
Try it
Look carefully and check whether the whole has been split into 4 equal parts.
Question 2
Which picture shows one quarter?
Option A
Option B
Question 3
Find one quarter of 16 counters.
Find one quarter of 16 counters.
Question 4
Why is this not one quarter?
Why is this not one quarter?
Question 5
Find one quarter of 12 apples.
Find one quarter of 12 apples.
Common mistakes
These reminders help when finding one quarter.
- Choosing 1 part out of 4 parts that are not equal.
- Forgetting that quarter means exactly 4 equal parts.
- Counting all the objects again instead of one equal group.
Related topics
These connect closely to one quarter.
- Recognise, find and name one half of an object, shape or quantity.
- Solve one-step multiplication and division problems using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with support.