 | Paul Allen Towne - Arithmetic - 1867 - 240 pages
...equal parts than is contained in the unit may be represented in the form of a fraction ; hence, (2.) An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator. (3.) The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator... | |
 | Richard Nelson - Arithmetic - 1867 - 304 pages
...Proper, Improper, Simple, Compound or Complex. We shall treat of only the three former at present. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as -£. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator, «... | |
 | Ezra S. Winslow - Business mathematics - 1867 - 232 pages
...the divisor and the numerator the dividend. Its value as a unit is the quotient arising therefrom. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as £, f, f £, &c. A simple fraction is either a proper or improper fraction. An improper fraction... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1867 - 148 pages
...r-hundred-thousandths. 108. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a whole is divided; as, ~, §. 109. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, f, ||. 110. An Improper Eraetion is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator;... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 190 pages
...two of the parts are used. 6. The numerator and the denominator are the TERM« of the fraction. 7. A PROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as J, f , J. The value of a proper fraction is less than one. 8. An IMPKOPKR FRACTION is one whose... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 350 pages
...1 when its numerator is greater than its denominator. 75. Common Fractions are Proper or Improper. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as, %, f . An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator.... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1873 - 260 pages
...number: Art. 60. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, !> 3,,lAn Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator; as, |, |, $. The value of a proper fraction is less than one; and the yalue of an... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1879 - 200 pages
...hundred and seven one -hundred -and -eighths, ninety fortieths, and twenty-nine eighty-fourths. 91. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, -|, |, J. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator... | |
 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1880 - 268 pages
...fractions. 186. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator, as £, 4187. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator, as f-, -J. 188. A Mixed Number is a number composed of an integer and a fraction,... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1880 - 420 pages
...value, into Proper, Improper, and Mixed. (2). As to form, into Simple, Complex, and Compound. 117. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, •|. 118. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, its denominator;... | |
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An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, $, -f . A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together; as, 4f, 25-ht. 
