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Fractions in Everyday Life

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Fractions in Everyday Life

Sione, Wiremu and Manaia are making snacks in a cooking class. Fractions help them share food fairly. Read each question carefully. For shaded diagrams, count the equal parts.

Share it fairly

A fraction tells us about equal parts of a whole.

1.Sione cuts a round flatbread into 4 equal pieces. He takes 1 piece. Which fraction of the flatbread does he take?
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/4
  • 4/4
2.Wiremu folds a piece of baking paper into 2 equal parts. He uses 1 part to wrap a snack. Write the fraction he uses.
3.Manaia says, “A quarter means one of four equal parts.” Is Manaia correct? Write true or false.
TrueFalse
4.A tray of fruit squares has 4 equal pieces. Colour or point to one piece in the diagram. What fraction of the tray is one piece?

Fraction helpers

The numerator tells how many parts we have. The denominator tells how many equal parts make the whole.

5.In the fraction 1/4, which number is the denominator?
  • 1
  • 4
  • 5
6.A chocolate bar is divided into 4 equal squares. If you eat 2 squares, what fraction of the bar have you eaten?
7.Sione pours 1/2 cup of milk into a bowl. Manaia pours 1/4 cup. Circle the larger amount.
  • 1/2 cup
  • 1/4 cup
8.A recipe needs one half cup of oats. Write this amount as a fraction using numbers.
9.Draw a snack you could share into 4 equal parts. Shade 1 part and write the fraction you shaded.

3 printable pages

  • Fractions in Everyday Life, page 1 of 3: Share it fairly

    Page 1

  • Fractions in Everyday Life, page 2 of 3: Fraction helpers

    Page 2

  • Fractions in Everyday Life, page 3 of 3: 9. Draw a snack you could share into 4 equal parts. Shade 1 part and write the

    Page 3

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