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Fractions inequality inquiry
In this lesson students explore an inequality where the fraction on the right side of the inequality is not half way between the other two, despite both numerator and denominator being exactly in the middle. The resources includes the prompt, teacher notes and examples of student work.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 7
- Purpose
- Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Fractions Place value
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M7N04
- Numeracy progression
- Additive strategies (P9) Interpreting fractions (P8) Number and place value (P10)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- fraction
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