Numerical Fluency and Proportion · Number & Operations

Direct and Inverse Proportion

Modelling relationships between variables where one value changes in relation to another.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we distinguish between linear and non linear proportion from a data set?
  2. 2What real world phenomena best represent inverse square relationships?
  3. 3Why is the constant of proportionality essential for making future predictions?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Mathematics - Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change
Year: Year 11
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Numerical Fluency and Proportion
Period: Number & Operations

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