Equivalent ratios can be tricky for Year 9 students. Many have a hard time understanding how to use them in more complicated problems.

Here are some common difficulties they face:

• It can be confusing to recognize equivalent ratios.
• Sometimes they don't apply these ratios correctly in real-life situations.
• Many students don't get enough practice to really understand how to find solutions.

Even with these challenges, students can improve their problem-solving skills by:

• Doing practice exercises to help understand better.
• Using visual aids, like ratio tables, to see the relationships more clearly.
• Working in groups to talk about ratio problems and learn from each other.