📚 Part 1: Understanding Whole Numbers (Tau Tapu)

1. Which of these are whole numbers? Circle all correct answers.

0 (kore)

3.5

12 (tekau mā rua)

-5

25

2. What is the identity element for addition in whole numbers?

1 (tahi)

0 (kore)

10 (tekau)

-1

3. If you add any two whole numbers together, the result is always a whole number. This property is called:

Identity property

Closure property

Order property

Commutative property

🥝 Part 2: Māori Context Problems

4. A marae is preparing for a hui. They have 8 (waru) pātē drums and receive 5 (rima) more from another iwi. How many pātē drums do they have altogether?

Answer: _________ pātē drums

5. Three waka are ready for a regatta. Each waka has 12 paddlers. How many paddlers are there in total?

Answer: _________ paddlers

6. A whānau harvests 60 kūmara from their māra (garden). They give 15 to their neighbours and sell 20 at the market. How many kūmara do they have left?

Answer: _________ kūmara

7. During Matariki celebrations, 4 hapū each contribute 18 hāngī stones. What is the total number of stones collected?

Answer: _________ stones