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MathematicsMultiplication & Divisionusually ages 9–10

Understanding fractions

Solve problems involving scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates

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If a recipe serves 4 and your child wants to make it for 6, can they scale up each ingredient — for example, changing '2 cups of flour' to '3 cups'?

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Builds on
Multiplicative Comparisonages 9–10Multiplicative comparison supports scaling problems
Fractions of amounts (harder)ages 8–9Fraction-of-quantity skills support scaling by simple fractions
Understanding fractionsthis skill · ages 9–10
Unlocks
Real-World Maths Modellingages 9–10Scaling problems exercise modelling with appropriate representations

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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

AC9M5N05medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

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

AC9M6N05medium confidenceYear 6 · Number

solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions

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

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M5N05low confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M4N03low confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N07low confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · 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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