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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 7–8

Comparing fractions

Compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominator

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Try this together

If your child has eaten 3/8 of a cake and a friend has eaten 5/8 of the same cake, can they tell you who has eaten more — and put those fractions in order from smallest to biggest?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Fractions on a number lineages 7–8Comparing fractions requires understanding them as numbers on a line
Decomposing a shape into more equal sharesages 6–7More shares = smaller helps understand why 1/5 < 1/3
Comparing fractionsthis skill · ages 7–8
Unlocks
Comparing fractions (age 8+)ages 8–9Same-denominator comparison experience is prerequisite to same-numerator comparison
Comparing fractions (age 7+)ages 7–8Some problems require comparing fractions
The 0-to-1 Probability Scaleages 10–11Expressing probability as fractions, decimals, and percentages requires comparing and ordering fractions — a skill built in the Fractions domain

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 1 NSW · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M3N02medium confidenceYear 3 · Number

recognise and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole

AC9M4N03medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation

AC9M4N04low confidenceYear 4 · Number

count by fractions including mixed numerals; locate and represent these fractions as numbers on number lines

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-PF-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand
VC2M4N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · 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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