 A PROPER FRACTION is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator. The value of every proper fraction is less than 1, (Art. 94). The following are proper fractions : 1 1 1 .3 3. £ 9 jS A 2...  A Treatise on Arithmetic - Page 52by James Hamblin Smith, Thomas Kirkland - 1877 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
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...There are five kinds of Vulgar Fractions, viz : Proper, Improper, Simple, Compound and Mixed. A Proper Fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator ; thus, £, |, $, |, &c., are proper fractions. A proper fraction is always less than 1., An Improper... | |
 | Francis Henney Smith - Arithmetic - 1845 - 710 pages
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