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Class 6 is broadly equivalent to Year 7 British · Grade 6 American · MYP 1 IB

Mathematics — Class 6

CBSE (Indian Curriculum) · Ages 11-12

CBSE Class 6 opens middle school mathematics and introduces the abstractions that carry through to the board exams. Students meet integers and negative numbers, work with whole numbers and playing with numbers including factors, multiples, HCF and LCM, and are introduced to algebra as a way of expressing generality.

Fractions and decimals are handled with all four operations, ratio and proportion appear for the first time, and geometry covers basic concepts, elementary shapes, symmetry and practical construction with compass and ruler.

Key topics covered

Knowing Our NumbersLarge numbers, estimation, rounding and the use of brackets.
IntegersNegative numbers, the number line, and addition and subtraction of integers.
Playing with NumbersFactors, multiples, prime numbers, divisibility rules, HCF and LCM.
Fractions & DecimalsAll four operations with fractions and decimals.
Introduction to AlgebraVariables, expressions and simple equations.
Ratio & ProportionComparing quantities, unitary method and simple proportion.
Geometry & MensurationBasic shapes, symmetry, constructions, perimeter and area.

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