AC9M8M07
See also: Learning Areas / Mathematics / Mathematics / Measurement / Year 8
use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving ratios and rates, including financial contexts; formulate problems; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, reviewing the appropriateness of the model
Elaborations
- AC9M8M07_E1 - modelling and solving problems related to situations such as scales on maps and plans, the mixing of chemicals or ingredients, or calculating magnification factors applying relevant ratios and proportions
- AC9M8M07_E2 - modelling problems involving converting money amounts using different exchange rates and applying them when planning and budgeting for overseas travel
- AC9M8M07_E3 - modelling situations involving financial contexts; for example, income tax, using taxation rates on annual income, comparing different taxation brackets and rates of pay; comparing the benefits of different phone plans using different call rates and associated fees to determine the best plan
- AC9M8M07_E4 - modelling situations involving the use of ratios in radiocarbon dating methods, including the ratio of carbon-\(14\) to carbon-\(12\) isotopes in organisms, to measure dates of First Peoples of Australia’s habitation on the Australian continent
- AC9M8M07_E5 - modelling situations involving ratio and its application in the making of string and cordage by First Nations Australians, including the ratio of length to the mass of a rope, the strength of the ply in proportion to a rope’s pulling force, and the proportion of fibre for the length of string required
Achievement Standard Components
- ASMAT804 - They use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving ratios, percentages and rates in measurement and financial contexts.