Grade 9 De-streamed Math in Ontario (MTH1W) Explained
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Since 2021, Ontario Grade 9 students no longer choose between academic and applied math. Everyone takes one course, MTH1W.
What MTH1W covers
- Number sense and exponent rules
- Algebra and solving linear equations
- Linear relations: slope, intercepts and graphs
- Data and lines of best fit
- Geometry, measurement and the Pythagorean relationship
- Financial literacy
The EQAO Grade 9 math assessment
Students in MTH1W write the EQAO Assessment of Mathematics online. Schools may count part of it toward the course mark.
Where students struggle
- Moving from numbers to letters in algebra
- Reading slope from a table or graph
- Multi-step word problems
Ready to practise?
See Grade 9 math help