Represents numbers B
Mathematics K–10 (2022) · Stage 3 · View this focus area on the NESA NSW Curriculum website ↗
Outcomes
MA3-RN-01 applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent the properties of numbersMA3-RN-02 compares and orders decimals up to 3 decimal placesMA3-RN-03 determines percentages of quantities, and finds equivalent fractions and decimals for benchmark percentage valuesContent dot points
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Whole numbers: Locate and represent integers on a number line
- Recognise the location of negative whole numbers in relation to zero and place them on a number line 3 resources · 2 interactive/game
- Use the term integers to describe positive and negative whole numbers and zero
- Interpret integers in everyday contexts 2 resources · 1 interactive/game
- Recognise that negative whole numbers can result from subtraction (Reasons about quantity) 1 resource · 1 interactive/game
Decimals and percentages: Make connections between benchmark fractions, decimals and percentages
- Recognise that the symbol % means percent and 100% is the whole amount 1 resource
- Recall commonly used equivalent percentages, decimals and fractions including 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4 1 resource
- Represent common percentages of quantities and lengths as fractions and decimals 1 resource
- Recognise that 10% is one-tenth of 100% and use this to find 10% of a quantity (Reasons about relations)
Decimals and percentages: Determine percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50%
- Equate 10% to dividing by 10, 25% to finding a quarter by dividing by 4, and 50% to finding half
- Use mental strategies to estimate discounts of 10%, 25% and 50%
- Calculate the sale price of an item after a discount of 10%, 25% and 50%
Stage 3 planning resources
Stage- or course-wide documents (scope and sequences, guides) that cover this focus area alongside others.
- Unit/PlanningSample scope and sequence – Stage 3
- Unit/PlanningMaking connections – Stage 3 (parallel content)