The Ministry is migrating nzmaths content to Tāhurangi.
Relevant and up-to-date teaching resources are being moved to Tāhūrangi (tahurangi.education.govt.nz).
When all identified resources have been successfully moved, this website will close. We expect this to be in June 2024.
e-ako maths, e-ako Pāngarau, and e-ako PLD 360 will continue to be available.
For more information visit https://tahurangi.education.govt.nz/updates-to-nzmaths
A fraction is a numeral of the form a/b where a and b are both integers and b≠0. If the fraction lies between –1 and 1 then the fraction is called a proper fraction. (e.g. 1/2, 3/5, -2/7 etc), otherwise it is called an improper fraction (e.g. 11/5, 257/17, -3/2 etc). In the example 2/7, the two is called the numerator, and the 7 is called the denominator. If the fraction has arisen from the part-whole concept then the whole has been divided into seven equal parts and the 2 represents the number of the parts. Fractions are useful for representing parts of a whole, that is, they are numerals that can be used when whole numbers cannot describe a certain number.
