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Multiplicative Comparison

Solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number

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If you say 'Maya has 4 times as many stickers as Tom, and Tom has 6 — how many does Maya have?', can your child recognise this as a multiplication problem and solve it?

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Builds on
Multiplication and Division Word Problemsages 8–9Solving M×D word problems within 100 is prerequisite to multiplicative comparison problems
Multiplicative Comparisonages 9–10Must understand multiplicative comparison concept before solving word problems
Multiplicative Comparisonthis skill · ages 9–10
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Understanding fractionsages 9–10Multiplicative comparison supports scaling problems

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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

AC9M4N05medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

solve problems involving multiplying or dividing natural numbers by multiples and powers of 10 without a calculator, using the multiplicative relationship between the place value of digits

AC9M5N06medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

solve problems involving multiplication of larger numbers by one- or two-digit numbers, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; check the reasonableness of answers

AC9M5N07low 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-MR-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-MR-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N05low confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N06low confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M4N09low 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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