Mathematics / Year 6 / Number and Algebra / Fractions and decimals

Curriculum content descriptions

Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages (ACMNA131)

Elaborations
  • connecting fractions, decimals and percentages as different representations of the same number, moving fluently between representations and choosing the appropriate one for the problem being solved
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Percentages,  Decimals,  Equivalent fractions

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