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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 9–10

Decimals for Tenths & Hundredths

Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100; read and write decimal numbers as fractions (e.g. 0.62 = 62/100, 0.71 = 71/100)

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If your child sees a price tag showing £0.65, can they rewrite it as a fraction — and go the other way, turning 47/100 into a decimal?

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Decimal & Percent Notationages 8–11Using decimal notation for fractions requires decimal, tenths, and hundredths vocabulary
Decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredthsages 8–9Y4 decimal equivalents of 10ths/100ths is prerequisite to formal decimal notation for fractions
Converting tenths to hundredthsages 9–1010ths as 100ths supports using decimal notation for both
Decimals for Tenths & Hundredthsthis skill · ages 9–10
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Tenths (age 9+)ages 9–10Decimal notation for 10ths/100ths is prerequisite to extending to thousandths
Understanding Percentagesages 9–10Decimal notation for fractions is prerequisite to understanding % as parts per 100
Fractions on a number lineages 9–10Decimal notation supports measurement problems with decimals

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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

AC9M4N01high confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

AC9M4N03medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

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

AC9M6N04medium confidenceYear 6 · Number

apply knowledge of place value to add and subtract decimals, using digital tools where appropriate; use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-RN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-RN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N07medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M6N04medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · 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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