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More on rates and ratios

This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of rates and ratios and their uses. There are sections on the history, the context and exercises as well as examples on how to present and explain the concepts to students.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8, Year 9
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
Purpose	Content knowledge
Format	Downloadable resources
Keywords	ratio, rate, fraction, interest, changing units, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Proportion, rates and ratios
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMNA173 Recognise and solve problems involving simple ratios ACMNA188 Solve a range of problems involving rates and ratios, with and without digital technologies ACMNA211 Solve problems involving simple interest ACMNA229 Connect the compound interest formula to repeated applications of simple interest using appropriate digital technologies
National numeracy learning progression	Comparing units (ratios, rates and proportion) - CoU3
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