AC9M8M05

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• AC9M8M05_E1identifying examples of rates in the real world, including constant rates, rate of pay, cost per kilogram, recipes, simple interest and average rates
• AC9M8M05_E2applying rates to solve problems involving the conversion between different units of measure; for example, using a conversion rate to convert distances from miles into kilometres; using currency exchange rates to determine the price of items
• AC9M8M05_E3applying rates to calculate solutions to problems in different contexts; for example, required run rates in cricket, dilution of concentrated chemicals and comparing the petrol consumption rates of different vehicles
• AC9M8M05_E4using taxation tables to calculate an individual's annual income tax
• AC9M8M05_E5investigating the application of rates in First Nation Australians’ land management practices, including the rate of fire spread under different environmental conditions such as fuel types, wind speed, temperature and relative humidity; the conservation of water by First Nations Australians by estimating rates of water evaporation based on surface area and climatic conditions