Simple Fraction Sums
Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole (e.g. 5/7 + 1/7 = 6/7)
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Try this together
If a recipe calls for 2/8 of a cup of milk and then another 3/8 of a cup, can your child work out the total without a calculator?
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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 · 2 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
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
find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation
count by fractions including mixed numerals; locate and represent these fractions as numbers on number lines
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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.