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This is the third in a series of Syllabus Bites related to direct and indirect proportion. Students draw graphs to represent relationships between variables in direct proportion. They associate the gradient of the graph with the constant of proportionality. They investigate practical contexts that give rise to direct proportion.

Related Syllabus Bites

Explore other Syllabus Bites related to direct and indirect proportion.

Revisiting proportion — Revision of the concept of ratio including visual and concrete models.
Direct proportion — Interactive investigation of quantities in direct proportion.
Proportionality problems — Examination of a variety of methods of solution.
Indirect proportion — Interactive investigation of quantities in inverse proportion.

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