Cut a whole into 4 equal shares. Each one is a fourth.
Fourth is one of four equal shares. It is also called a quarter.
Step 1: Let's Learn
Read it, or press Listen and follow the words.
More shares, smaller pieces
A fourth is smaller than a half. More people means less each.
Four fourths make one whole, just as two halves do.
More pieces means smaller pieces
A quarter is smaller than a half, even though four is bigger than two. Cutting the same whole into more parts makes each one less.
Two names, one thing
Fourth and quarter mean the same. Quarter is the everyday word, fourth is the counting word.
Step 2: Try It Yourself
Change the shares from 2 to 4 and watch the pieces shrink.
The whole is cut into 4 equal shares, called fourths.
Step 3: Watch an Example
One step at a time.
Watch Ana Compare
Ana cuts one cake in half and another into fourths.
- Step 1
The halves are big. There are only 2 of them.
Step 4: Your Turn
Practice makes it stick.
Four Friends
Problem 1 of 1
Four friends share one cake fairly. How many shares?
Halves and Fourths
1 of 3
How many fourths make one whole?
2 of 3
Which is bigger, a half or a fourth?
3 of 3
How many fourths are in one half?
Quarter a Rectangle
Cut it into 4 shares and shade two of them.
The whole is cut into 4 equal shares, called fourths.
Step 5: Quick Check
Show what you know.
Question 1 of 2
How many fourths make one whole?
Question 2 of 2
What is another word for a fourth?
What You Learned
- Four equal shares are called fourths, or quarters.
- A fourth is smaller than a half.
- Four fourths make one whole.