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Direct Proportion and Scaling Quantities

Direct Proportion and Scaling Quantities

Curriculum
7F–6: Solve problems involving direct proportion, including scaling quantities up or down using multiplicative relationships.
Develops understanding of proportional reasoning, essential for working with ratios, rates, percentages, and real-world applications such as recipes.
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Resources
Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znqwqfr#z2s7m39

A great resource for linking proportion and scaling recipes.

Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://learningcentre.vcc.ca/media/vcc-library/content-assets/learning-centre/worksheets/by-coursex2fprogram/business/ScalingARecipe.pdf

Scaling recipes by a factor worksheet. Some quantities are written using imperial units.

Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://youtu.be/2eJCrbEhaWQ?si=g1SiRmpIFsVB97xX

A video which shows how to scale quantities using proportion.

Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcOwC7uqJNE&ab_channel=corbettmaths

Useful video which explains direct proportion and constants.

Required Topics
Not started IconConverting Units with Decimals and Fractions
Not started IconConverting Ratios and Fractions
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