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Fair Shares or Not? is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on deciding whether a whole is cut into equal thirds or fourths, aligned to Common Core standard 2.G.A.3. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Fair Shares or Not?

2.G.A.3

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a rectangle cut into 4 strips the same width, a rectangle cut into 3 strips of different widths, a circle cut into 4 slices the same size, a circle cut into 3 slices the same size

Equal sharesNot equal shares
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a rectangle cut into 3 pieces, one tiny, a circle cut into 3 slices, one much bigger, a pizza cut into 4 slices, two big and two small, a cake cut into 4 pieces, one much smaller

Equal sharesNot equal shares
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a pizza cut into 4 slices, two big and two small, a circle cut into 3 slices the same size, a square cut corner to corner both ways into 4 matching triangles, a rectangle cut into 3 pieces, one tiny

Equal sharesNot equal shares
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a rectangle cut into 3 strips of different widths, a rectangle cut into 4 strips the same width, a circle cut into 4 slices the same size, a pizza cut into 4 slices, two big and two small

Equal sharesNot equal shares
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a square cut into 4 small squares the same size, a rectangle cut into 4 strips the same width, a cake cut into 4 pieces, one much smaller, a rectangle cut into 3 strips the same width

Equal sharesNot equal shares

LessonPrint · 2.G.A.3 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Fair Shares or Not?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Equal shares: a rectangle cut into 4 strips the same width, a circle cut into 4 slices the same size, a circle cut into 3 slices the same size; Not equal shares: a rectangle cut into 3 strips of different widths
  2. 2.Equal shares: —; Not equal shares: a rectangle cut into 3 pieces, one tiny, a circle cut into 3 slices, one much bigger, a pizza cut into 4 slices, two big and two small, a cake cut into 4 pieces, one much smaller
  3. 3.Equal shares: a circle cut into 3 slices the same size, a square cut corner to corner both ways into 4 matching triangles; Not equal shares: a pizza cut into 4 slices, two big and two small, a rectangle cut into 3 pieces, one tiny
  4. 4.Equal shares: a rectangle cut into 4 strips the same width, a circle cut into 4 slices the same size; Not equal shares: a rectangle cut into 3 strips of different widths, a pizza cut into 4 slices, two big and two small
  5. 5.Equal shares: a square cut into 4 small squares the same size, a rectangle cut into 4 strips the same width, a rectangle cut into 3 strips the same width; Not equal shares: a cake cut into 4 pieces, one much smaller

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.G.A.3 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.