🔢 Wāhanga Tuatahi: Understanding Fractions / Te Mārama ki ngā Hautanga

Whakamārama (Explanation): He hautanga he wāhanga o te katoa. He rua nga wāhanga: te taurunga (numerator) me te tauraro (denominator).

A fraction is a part of a whole. It has two parts: the numerator (top number) and denominator (bottom number).

If you eat 3 slices out of 8 pizza slices, what fraction did you eat?

➕ Wāhanga Tuarua: Adding Fractions / Te Tāpiri Hautanga

Tikanga (Method):

1. Mēnā he rite ngā tauraro, tāpiria ngā taurunga (If denominators are the same, add numerators)

2. Mēnā kāore i te rite, me whakarite ngā tauraro (If different, make denominators the same)

Āwhina (Help): Whakaritea ngā tauraro ki te 6 (Make denominators equal to 6)

➖ Wāhanga Tuatoru: Subtracting Fractions / Te Tango Hautanga

Tikanga (Method):

1. Whakaritea ngā tauraro (Make denominators the same)

2. Tangohia ngā taurunga (Subtract the numerators)

3. Whakaititia mēnā ka taea (Simplify if possible)

Āwhina (Help): Hurihia te 1/3 ki te 2/6 (Convert 1/3 to 2/6)

✖️ Wāhanga Tuawhā: Multiplying Fractions / Te Whakarea Hautanga

Tikanga (Method):

1. Whakareatia ngā taurunga (Multiply the numerators)

2. Whakareatia ngā tauraro (Multiply the denominators)

3. Whakaititia te otinga (Simplify the result)

➗ Wāhanga Tuarima: Dividing Fractions / Te Wehewehe Hautanga

Tikanga (Method):

1. Hurihia te hautanga tuarua (Flip the second fraction)

2. Whakareatia (Then multiply)

3. Whakaititia (Simplify)

Āwhina (Help): 1/2 ÷ 1/4 = 1/2 × 4/1

🧮 Wāhanga Tuaono: Practice Problems / Ngā Rautaki Whakangāwari

Which of these equal 1/2?

Create your own fraction word problem using kai (food) and solve it: