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Fractions on a number line (age 9+)
Move fluently between real-world situations, diagrams, number lines, bar models, and symbolic equations involving multi-digit multiplication, fractions, decimals, and percentages, explaining connections between representations
Suggested ages 9–10
Learning journey
Your child is developing advanced problem-solving skills, learning to choose the best mathematical tools and methods for complex problems, and communicating their mathematical reasoning clearly.
Evidence of understanding
- Represent a scaling problem as both a bar model and a multiplication equation
- Show how 0.35, 35/100, and 35% all represent the same quantity on a hundredths grid
- Translate a line-graph reading into a subtraction equation to find the difference
Assessment prompt
When Fractions on a number line (age 9+) solves a problem involving percentages or multi-digit multiplication, can they show the same situation using a bar model, a number line, and an equation — and explain what each one represents?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.