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Halves & Quarters of Shapes

Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares and describe them using the words halves, fourths, and quarters

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Question 1 of 3

A teacher draws two different straight lines on a round pizza illustration. Line A goes straight through the exact middle of the pizza. Line B starts at the edge of the pizza and stops halfway across, not reaching the opposite edge. If you cut the pizza along only one of these lines, which line will split the pizza into two equal halves?

Question 2 of 3

A rectangular piece of paper is cut with a line that goes from the middle of the top edge straight down to the middle of the bottom edge. Then it is cut with another line that goes from the middle of the left edge straight across to the middle of the right edge. After both cuts, how can we correctly describe each of the resulting pieces?

Question 3 of 3

A rectangle is divided into four equal parts. Each part is called a ______.

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