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MathematicsRatio & Proportionusually ages 10–11

Understanding fractions

Solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples

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If three friends share a bag of 24 sweets so that one person gets twice as many as each of the others, can your child work out how many each person receives?

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Builds on
Bar Models for Ratiosages 9–12Unequal sharing problems are the canonical use case for tape diagrams — the visual model makes the structure of the problem transparent
Percentages (age 9+)ages 9–11Unequal sharing problems require 'ratio', 'unequal', 'part-to-part', and 'proportion' vocabulary
Ratio Problemsages 10–11Unequal sharing is ratio reasoning in context
Simplifying Fractionsages 10–11Understanding fraction of total requires simplification/common denominator skills
Understanding fractionsthis skill · ages 10–11
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Dividing Quantities by Ratioages 11–13Dividing quantities in a ratio extends KS2 unequal sharing problems
Ratio Notationages 11–12Ratio notation and simplification extends KS2 unequal sharing and grouping with ratios
Advanced Multi-Step Problemsages 10–11Ratio/proportion problems are key Y6 multi-step contexts

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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

AC9M6N05high confidenceYear 6 · Number

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

AC9M5N05high confidenceYear 5 · Number

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

AC9M5N03medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

compare and order fractions with the same and related denominators including mixed numerals, applying knowledge of factors and multiples; represent these fractions on a number line

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

VC2M6N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Number strand
VC2M5N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M5N03medium 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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