The divider: With or without remainders
Solve divisions such as 147 ÷ 7 or 157 ÷ 6. Learn strategies to do complex arithmetic in your head.
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Year level(s) | Year 5, Year 6 |
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Audience | Student |
Purpose | Student task, Home practice tasks |
Format | Interactive |
Keywords | games |
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Strand and focus | Number |
Topics | Multiplication and division, Operating with number |
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M6N09
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems, involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made
AC9M5N07
Solve problems involving division, choosing efficient strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret any remainder according to the context and express results as a whole number, decimal or fraction |
Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P9)
Multiplicative strategies (P7, P8) Understanding money (P8) Interpreting fractions (P8) |
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Organisation | Education Services Australia |
Copyright | © Education Services Australia. Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 AU. |
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