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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 8–9

Fractions of amounts (harder)

Solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities, including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number

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If 3/4 of a class of 28 pupils brought their homework in, can your child work out exactly how many pupils that is?

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Builds on
Unit fractionsages 7–8Finding fractions of discrete sets is prerequisite to harder fraction-of-quantity problems
Adding Fractions (Same Denominator)ages 8–9Fraction addition supports solving fraction problems
Fractions of amounts (harder)this skill · ages 8–9
Unlocks
Decimals and fractionsages 8–9Fraction-of-quantity skills support measure/money problems
Multi-Step Problem Solvingages 8–9Fraction-of-quantity problems exercise multi-step reasoning
Understanding fractionsages 9–10Fraction-of-quantity skills support scaling by simple fractions

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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

AC9M5N05high confidenceYear 5 · Number

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

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

AC9M5N07medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

solve problems involving division, choosing efficient strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret any remainder according to the context and express results as a whole number, decimal or fraction

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M5N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M5N07medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M4N06low 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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