Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Curriculum details

Strand

Number (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages (1.3)

Content standard

B9.1.3.1 - Apply the understanding of operations on fractions to solve problems involving fractions of given quantities and round the results to given decimal and significant places

Indicator

B9.1.3.1.1 - Review fractions and solve problems involving basic operations on fractions

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 10 (Week 10 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Mathematics, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 172

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

E.g. 1. Review the concept of fraction.

i. Shade the fraction of squares in the rectangle that is equal to the shaded portion of the circle.
ii. Write down 3 fractions equivalent to 2 5
iii. Express the fraction 15 in its simplest form: 15 10 10
iv. Express 12 as a mixed number: 12 5 5
v. Express 2 5 as an improper fraction: 2 5 9 9
E.g. 2. Review the basic operations on fractions.
i. Adding and subtracting fractions: Work out answers to the following:
a) 3 + 7 b) 1 1 + 4 - 5
4 8 2 5 6
ii. Multiplying and dividing fractions. Work out answers to the following:
a) 2 × 3 - 3 b) 5 ÷ 2 1 + 2
3 4 8 8 2 3