What is a quarter?
Finding a quarter means finding one of four equal parts.
There are four quarters in one whole.
Layla, Bobbi, Isla and George want to share a pizza. How could they slice the pizza so they each get an equal piece?
There are four children so they need to cut it into four pieces.
If they cut the pizza like this, they will each get an equal piece, or a quarter.
Example 2:
Now have a look at these four squares. Can you tell which is the odd one out?
鉁 Square A, B and C have been split into four equal parts, so they show quarters.
However, square D is the odd one out, because it has not been divided into equal parts, so it does not show quarters.
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