🍕 Part 1: Adding Fractions with Like Denominators

1. Add these fractions. Remember: when denominators are the same, add the numerators and keep the denominator!

a) 2/8 + 3/8 = _____

b) 1/5 + 2/5 = _____

c) 3/6 + 1/6 = _____

d) 2/4 + 1/4 = _____

🎯 Part 2: Multiple Choice Questions

2. What is 3/7 + 2/7?

5/14

5/7

6/7

3/7

3. When adding fractions with the same denominator, what happens to the denominator?

It gets added to the other denominator

It stays the same

It gets multiplied by 2

It becomes zero

4. Which of these equals one whole? (Check all that apply)

4/4

8/8

5/6

3/3

7/7

🥧 Part 3: Real-World Problems

5. At a school hangi, Sarah ate 2/8 of a kumara pie and then ate another 3/8 of the same pie. How much pie did she eat altogether?

Answer: _____ of the pie

6. Tom walked 3/10 of a kilometre to school, then walked another 4/10 of a kilometre to the library. How far did he walk in total?

Answer: _____ kilometres

7. In art class, Emma used 1/6 of her blue paint and 2/6 of her blue paint. What fraction of her blue paint did she use altogether?

Answer: _____ of her blue paint

🎨 Part 4: Visual Fractions

8. Draw fraction strips to show 2/5 + 1/5. Colour the parts you are adding.

2/5 + 1/5 = _____

9. Use the number line below to show 1/4 + 2/4. Draw arrows to show your jumps.

1/4 + 2/4 = _____

🧠 Part 5: Challenge Questions

10. What happens when you add fractions and get more than one whole? Solve: 5/8 + 4/8

5/8 + 4/8 = _____ = _____ whole and _____ eighths

11. Fill in the missing numerator: 3/9 + _____/9 = 7/9

12. Explain in your own words: Why does the denominator stay the same when adding fractions with like denominators?

🔗 Part 6: Matching Activity

13. Match each fraction addition problem with its correct answer:

1. 1/3 + 1/3

2. 2/6 + 3/6

3. 4/10 + 3/10

4. 1/2 + 1/2

A. 7/10

B. 2/3

C. 5/6

D. 1 whole (or 2/2)

Adding Like Denominators

Adding Like Denominators

🍕 Part 1: Adding Fractions with Like Denominators

🎯 Part 2: Multiple Choice Questions

🥧 Part 3: Real-World Problems

🎨 Part 4: Visual Fractions

🧠 Part 5: Challenge Questions

🔗 Part 6: Matching Activity

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