Max Maths, Year 5, Practice, Proportion

In the 'Max Maths' practice exercises for Year 5, students are encouraged to explore the concept of proportion using real-life examples. The 'Let's Try It' section starts with a fruit bowl scenario where students must calculate the total number of fruit pieces before identifying the quantity of a specific fruit, such as oranges. They are then asked to determine the proportion of oranges within the fruit bowl. Another question prompts students to find out which fruit represents a specific proportion, \( \frac{3}{10} \), of the fruit bowl's contents.

Following this, the 'Let's Practise' section shifts focus to coloured buttons, where students are tasked with finding the proportion of purple buttons and then the proportion of red buttons. The exercise continues with questions that require identification of the button colours corresponding to given proportions, such as \( \frac{1}{15} \) and \( \frac{1}{5} \). These exercises are designed to help students understand and work with proportions in a variety of contexts. For additional practice and detailed explanations, students are directed to workbook pages 151 to 152.