Proportional Reasoning and Multiplicative Relationships · Number and Proportion
Direct and Inverse Proportion
Recognizing and modeling relationships where variables change at constant rates or in reciprocal ways.
Key Questions
- 1How can we identify if a relationship is proportional just by looking at its graph?
- 2Why does the product of two variables remain constant in an inverse proportion relationship?
- 3In what real life scenarios would you expect to find an inverse relationship between two factors?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS3: Mathematics - Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change
Year: Year 8
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Proportional Reasoning and Multiplicative Relationships
Period: Number and Proportion
Suggested Methodologies
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