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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 10–11

Comparing fractions (age 10+)

Compare and order fractions including fractions greater than 1, by converting to common denominators or using benchmarks

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If your child needs to sort 5/3, 7/4, and 2/1 in order from smallest to biggest, can they convert them to a common denominator and order them correctly?

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Comparing fractions (age 9+)ages 9–10Comparing fractions >1 extends Y5 fraction comparison
Simplifying Fractionsages 10–11Comparing fractions requires ability to find common denominators via simplification
Comparing fractions (age 10+)this skill · ages 10–11
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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M5N03high confidenceYear 5 · Number

compare and order fractions with the same and related denominators including mixed numerals, applying knowledge of factors and multiples; represent these fractions on a number line

AC9M5N05medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denominators, using different strategies

AC9M6N03low confidenceYear 6 · Number

apply knowledge of equivalence to compare, order and represent common fractions including halves, thirds and quarters on the same number line and justify their order

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-RQF-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-PF-01low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M5N03high confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M6N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Number strand
VC2M5N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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