[LiveLife]

Is anyone able to tell me what year level of maths simplifying fractions is in the new National Curriculum?

I imagine knowing 2/4 is the same as 1/2 may be very early primary school level but specifically what year level would the following example be typically from

simplify 18/81

thanks in advance

[howdo]

At a quick glance looks like Year 7-8.
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Mat...Curriculum/F-10

[jayskette]

you would need to know the 9x tables, long division and fractions, so I'd say year 3-4

[*Lena*]

year 5/6

[bye]

I've done that kind of work with my more able grade 5/6s (in Vic), but I agree with Howdo that it's more year 7ish according to the national curriculum.

I currently teach grade 3/4 and a couple of my able kids would be able to do this if shown (it's simple really - divide by common factor of 9 leaves 2/9) but it's certainly not expected at this level.

[missjones]

we're doing that now in Y6 in QLD ...

[mum850]

you would need to know the 9x tables, long division and fractions, so I'd say year 3-4

18/9 and 81/9 is short division, not long division, isn't it?

I am totally surprised by people saying year 7!!

My grade three-r says she does not want to answer ( which probably means that she does not know!) but I would have expected it to be before high school....

[3_for_me]

I have done problems like that in a grade 5/6 composite and most do pretty ok with it. I would say it is starting in grade 5/6 and consolidating the skills more in yr 7

[lizardqueen]

DD is in year 4 (NSW) and said they have started doing those this year, but only in her maths group (the top group) as extension work, not the class as a whole. I guess that makes it year 5/6?

LQ

[Guest_holy_j_*]

Year 4-5, that's a pretty simple example. Son (year 3)was doing that in his 4-5 extension work, quick glance at his ixl exercises (based on the 2010 Australian curriculum) confirms that.