Mathematics·Ratio & Proportion·procedural
Understanding fractions
Solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples
Suggested ages 10–11
Learning journey
Your child is learning to compare quantities and solve problems involving ratios, proportions, percentages, and scale — essential skills for understanding relationships between numbers in real-world contexts.
Evidence of understanding
- Share 40 sweets between two children in the ratio 3:5
- Solve: 'Tom gets twice as many as Sam and Sam gets three times as many as Jo. If there are 30 altogether, how many does each get?'
- Use fraction knowledge to explain why sharing in ratio 2:3 means one person gets 2/5 of the total
Assessment prompt
If three friends share a bag of 24 sweets so that one person gets twice as many as each of the others, can Understanding fractions work out how many each person receives?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.