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Introduction to Fractions
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Introduction to Fractions
Help prepare a shared kai platter. A fraction names equal parts of one whole: the bottom number, called the denominator, tells how many equal parts there are, and the top number, called the numerator, tells how many parts we mean. Show your thinking and shade parts carefully.
Spot the parts
Read each description of equal parts to answer Questions 1–2.
1.A round pikelet is divided into 4 equal pieces. One piece is set aside. What fraction of the pikelet is set aside?
- 1/2
- 1/3
- 1/4
- 3/4
2.A rectangular kūmara bake is cut into 3 equal pieces. Two pieces are on the serving plate. Write the fraction of the bake on the plate.
3.In the fraction 3/5, what does the 5 tell you? Choose the best explanation.
- There are 5 equal parts in the whole
- We have 5 parts
- The whole has 5 colours
4.Fill in the missing words: In 2/6, the top number, 2, tells how many parts we mean. It is the . The bottom number, 6, is the .
Build and compare
Fractions only describe equal-sized parts. Use the fraction descriptions and diagrams to help you think.
5.Shade 1/2 of the strip. Then write how many equal parts you divided the whole strip into.
6.Anna has one half of a sandwich. Harrison has one quarter of an equally sized sandwich. Who has the larger share?
7.Put these fractions in order from smallest to largest: 1/4, 1/2, 1/3.
8.A cheese scone is cut into 4 equal pieces. Alex says that 2/4 is the same amount as 1/2. Is Alex correct? Explain using the number of pieces.
Fractions at the picnic
Use fractions to solve the serving puzzles.
9.A fruit platter has 8 equal pieces. Three pieces are eaten. What fraction of the platter is eaten?
10.True or false? If a whole is cut into 3 equal parts, each part is one third of the whole.
TrueFalse
11.A tray has 6 equal mini-muffins. Four are blueberry and two are apple. What fraction of the muffins are blueberry?
12.Make your own fraction snack: draw one whole snack, divide it into 4 equal parts, and shade 3 parts. Write the fraction you shaded.
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