K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022)
Content
Stage 4
- MAO-WM-01
develops understanding and fluency in mathematics through exploring and connecting mathematical concepts, choosing and applying mathematical techniques to solve problems, and communicating their thinking and reasoning coherently and clearly
- MA4-RAT-C-01
solves problems involving ratios and rates, and analyses distance–time graphs
Use Loading to compare 2 or more quantities measured in the same units
Identify and express one part of a ratio as a Loading of the whole
Simplify ratios
Apply the unitary method to solve ratio problems
Divide a quantity in a given ratio
Solve real-life problems involving ratios
Explain the differences between ratios and rates
Represent given information as a simplified rate
Convert between units for rates
Solve a variety of real-life problems involving rates
Examine financial applications of rates, such as best buys
Interpret distance–time Loading made up of straight-line segments with a negative, zero or positive slope
Calculate speeds for straight-line segments of given distance–time graphs
Create distance–time graphs made up of straight-line segments