Students learn how to write a probability as a simplified fraction. As learning progresses they use equivalent fractions to compare probabilities and predict outcomes by finding a fraction of an amount.
This unit takes place in Term 5 of Year 7 and is followed by probability, outcomes and Venn Diagrams in Year 8.
Develop fluency
Reason mathematically
Solve problems
Probability
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