 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
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 332 pages
...shows'how many of these parts are taken, or expressed by the fraction. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator; as, -f. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as, f , f . NOTE. . — A fraction,... | |
 | John Flint (inspector of schools.) - 1862 - 152 pages
...££, or 1%. A MIXED NUMRER Is a whole number with a fraction annexed to it, as 5J, 6-75. A PROPER FRACTION Is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator, as f or -ft. AN IMPROPER FRACTION. The PRTNCIPLE OF THE REDUCTION OP FRACTIONS. A fraction is multiplied... | |
 | Francis Campin - Mechanical engineering - 1864 - 510 pages
...improper. A proper fraction is one in which the tr a numerator is less than the denominator, as, „ , j. An improper fraction is one in which the numerator is greater than the denom893 inator, as =, T, „. When a whole number stands before a proper fraction, thus, If (one and... | |
 | Francis Campin - Mechanical engineering - 1864 - 502 pages
...denominator. 3. There are, properly speaking, only two sorts of fractions, viz., proper and improper. A proper fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator, as, x , r. An improper fraction is one in which the numerator is greater than the denom893 inator, as =... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1872 - 236 pages
...si?nple, compound, complex fractions, and mixed numbers. 13. Explain each. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator; as, |, f. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator equals or exceeds the denominator; as, -J, |. A Simple Fraction is one having but one... | |
 | C. Taylor - 1874 - 170 pages
...number of parts into which the whole is divided ; thus in J, 4 is the denominator. 4. — A PROPER FRACTION is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator ; as -5, 4. 6. — AN IMPROPER FRACTION is one in which the numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator... | |
 | Nelson, Thomas & sons, publisher - Arithmetic - 1876 - 120 pages
...fraction, thus, — f of 4, \ of £ of y. Simple Fractions are either Proper or Improper. A Proper Fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator, and whose value is less than 1, thus, — f, £ ; an Improper Fraction is one in which the numerator... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1877 - 430 pages
...the fractional unit? How many times is it taken ? What is 7 times t^j- ? DEFINITIONS. 64. A Proper Fraction is one in which the numerator is less than...Improper Fraction is one in which the numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator; as, f, f. NOTE. — If the numerator is less than the denominator,... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 402 pages
...Fractions are classified with reference to the relation of numerator and denominator thus : 150. A Proper Fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator. Thus, J , ^, ^f , etc., are proper fractions. 151. An Improper Fraction is a fraction in which the... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1878 - 240 pages
...thousand two hundred and forty-two I three hundred and fifty-thirds. KINDS OF FRACTIONS. 109. A Proper Fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator ; as, j, f . f . 110. An Improper Fraction is one in which the numerator is equal to or greater than the... | |
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