Fractions — Syllabus
ICSE · Class 7 · Mathematics
What Fractions covers in ICSE Class 7 Mathematics: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the ICSE Class 7 Mathematics syllabus.
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Topics in Fractions
1. Basic idea of fractions
- A fraction shows part of a whole.
- A fraction is written in the form a/b.
- In a fraction a/b, a is the numerator and b is the denominator.
2. Fraction and rational number
- A fraction has whole numbers in numerator and denominator, with denominator not equal to 0.
- A rational number has integers in numerator and denominator, with denominator not equal to 0.
- All fractions are rational numbers, but all rational numbers are not fractions.
3. Types of fractions
- Decimal fraction: denominator is 10 or a higher power of 10.
- Vulgar fraction: denominator is other than 10, 100, 1000, etc.
- Proper fraction: denominator is greater than numerator.
4. Reducing fractions and equivalent fractions
- A fraction must always be expressed in its lowest term.
- To reduce a fraction to lowest terms, divide numerator and denominator by their HCF.
- The value of a fraction does not change if both numerator and denominator are multiplied or divided by the same non-zero number.
Key Concepts
Central concept: Fractions as numbers, their types, comparison, operations, and use in brackets and BODMAS
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