| Oscar F. Williams - Arithmetic - 1894 - 332 pages
...divisor. 163. The Terms of a fraction are the numerator and denominator, taken together. 164. The Yalue of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 165. Fractions are distinguished as Common Fractions and Decimal Fractions; and common fractions are... | |
| Henry B. Maglathlin - 1894 - 370 pages
...answering to the dividend, and the denominator to the divisor. Hence, the 1. The value expressed by a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Thus, £ of 1 inch r= [IttV-'-H'iII-'MttI;H i | = ^. of 2 inches = I i;-""ii|i ......... "iiiiii !.... | |
| John Henry Walsh - Mathematics - 1895 - 402 pages
...taken. A fraction indicates division ; the numerator being the dividend and the denominator the divisor. The Value of a Fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Fractions are divided into two classes — Common and Decimal. A Common Fraction is one in which the... | |
| William Frothingham Bradbury - Arithmetic - 1895 - 398 pages
...division (Art. 68), the numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. Hence, (a.) The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator ; thus, ^ = 1 2 -f- 4 = 3. (b.) Any change in the numerator causes a like chant/e in the value of the... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1895 - 526 pages
...(§ 246). 261. The methods of multiplying and dividing by a fraction may be deduced, as follows : 1. The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator (§ 239, I). Hence, 2. The numerator alone is as many times the value of the fraction, as there are... | |
| William Frothingham Bradbury - Arithmetic - 1895 - 200 pages
...divisioi (Art. 56), the numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. Hence, (a.) The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Thus, ¥ = 12 + 4 = 3. (b.) Multiplying the numerator multiplies the fraction, dividing the numerator... | |
| Bothwell Graham - Arithmetic - 1895 - 240 pages
...fraction is an indicated division. The numerator is the dividend and the denominator the divisor. 183. The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 184. Every fractional process has its rationale in some one of the following principles : PRIN. 1.... | |
| John Henry Walsh - 1896 - 282 pages
...taken. A fraction indicates division ; the numerator being the dividend and the denominator the divisor. The Value of a Fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Fractions are divided into two classes — Common and Decimal. A Common Fraction is one in which the... | |
| James M. Cook - 1897 - 216 pages
...one-half), 9f, 18}-f are mixed numbers. IS. An Integer is a whole number. Thus, 2, 5 and 9 are integers. 14. The Value of a Fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Thus, the value of f is 3 .-4- 4, or f of a unit. 15. A fraction expresses unexecuted division. Thus,... | |
| George Edward Atwood - 1900 - 276 pages
...quantity. 164. An Improper Fraction is a fraction which can be reduced to an entire or mixed quantity. 165. The Value of a Fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 166. The Sign of a Fraction is the sign written before the fraction. Fractions, like entire quantities,... | |
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