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Fairy Bread Fractions

Anahera and Hana are sharing fairy bread at a Matariki celebration. Solve each fraction puzzle. Fractions describe equal parts of one whole.

Read the fraction pictures

Look carefully at the equal parts in each bar.

1.Anahera divides one slice of fairy bread into 2 equal parts. What is the name of one part?

One half
One quarter
One whole

2.Hana cuts a slice into 4 equal pieces and sprinkles 3 pieces. What fraction of the slice has sprinkles?

3.A slice is cut into 4 equal pieces. Two pieces are shared. Complete the sentence: the fraction of the slice shared is /4.

4.In the fraction 3/4, which number tells how many equal parts make the whole?

3
4
Both numbers

Share the celebration food

Use the fraction pictures and the story clues to work out fair shares.

5.Losa has one slice divided into 4 equal pieces. She eats 1 piece. What fraction is left?

6.True or false? If a slice is split into 4 equal pieces, each piece is one quarter of the slice.

TrueFalse

7.Match each fraction to its name.

One quarter
Three quarters
One half

8.Anahera says that 1/2 of a slice is bigger than 1/4 of the same slice. Is she correct? Explain using the fraction bars.

1/2

1/4

9.Draw lines on a whole slice to show 4 equal pieces, then shade 3 pieces to show 3/4.

10.At the Matariki picnic, 4 equal fairy-bread pieces make one whole slice. Hana eats 2 pieces. Write the fraction she ate and name an equivalent fraction for the same amount.