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Mathematics / Year 9 / Number and Algebra / Real numbers

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Curriculum content descriptions

Solve problems involving direct proportion. Explore the relationship between graphs and equations corresponding to simple rate problems (ACMNA208)

Elaborations
  • identifying direct proportion in real-life contexts
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Rates (Ratios),  Linear equations,  Direct proportions,  Gradients

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