Content description VC2M5N07

Mathematics Version 2.0 / Level 5 / Number

Content description

solve problems involving division, choosing efficient mental and written strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret any remainder according to the context and express results as a whole number, decimal or fraction

Elaborations

interpreting and solving everyday division problems such as ‘How many buses are needed if there are 436 passengers and each bus carries 50 people?’, deciding whether to round up or down in order to accommodate the remainder and justifying choices
solving division problems mentally, such as 72 divided by 9, 72 ÷ 9, by thinking, ‘How many nines make 72?’, □ × 9 = 72, or ‘Share 72 equally 9 ways’
using the fact that equivalent division calculations result if both numbers are divided by the same factor

Code

VC2M5N07

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