 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1855 - 396 pages
...64 X 221 119 X 169 X 209 X 125 14. 4959 X 3487 X 2491 6061 X 53 X 2853 X 47 Compound Fractions. (a.) A COMPOUND FRACTION is a. fraction of a fraction, as f of |, § of | of A(5.) A compound fraction is equivalent to a fraction multiplied by a fraction. Thus... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 440 pages
...fraction which has but one numerator and one denominator, and may be proper, or improper ; as, f , f . A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction ; as, -f of £ of f , fr of ft of -ft of ff QDBST.— 182. How are common fractions expressed ? What is the number... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1861 - 376 pages
...has but one numerator and one denominator, and is either proper or improper ; as, J, £, £, J^ etc. A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction ; as, f , * of I of f etcA mixed number is a whole number and a fraction united ; as, 3|, 20f , etc. 12-4. A complex... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1863 - 350 pages
...859 971 97. A Mixed Number is one consisting of an integer and a fraction ; as, 4f , 5f , etc. 98. A Compound Fraction is a fraction of a fraction ; as, f of |, | of | of |, etc. 99. A Complex Fraction is one whose numerator, or denominator, or both, are fractional;... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 322 pages
...FRACTION has hut one numerator and one denominator, and is either proper or improper ; as, J, f, *f-. 13o. A COMPOUND FRACTION is a fraction of a fraction ; as, f of ft, f of J off. 136. A MIXED NUMBER is a whole number and a fraction united ; as, 3f, 20f . 137. A... | |
 | Henry Combes - 1866 - 98 pages
...(И)Ш.ШНн C16) Ш?. m- es> Beduee these fractions at sight: (18) & A, M, & М- Й (20) M- V. , w, e. 72. A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction, as f of y. As it is difficult to get a clear idea of how much f of f stande for, it is necessary to be able... | |
 | William Harding Girdlestone - 1867 - 368 pages
...Def. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator. f Def. A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction, as f of f : where f is the quantity of which f is to be taken. Def. A complex fraction is one in which either... | |
 | Ezra S. Winslow - Business mathematics - 1867 - 232 pages
...number and a fraction, A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction, as 4 of |; | of I of |f, &c. A complex fraction has a fraction for its numerator or denominator, or both, as —, ~, |, —, &c., and is read | -r- 3 ; 4 -S- f ; 3 f 5- 4 £-rf; Sj-s-4, &c. REDUCTION... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1868 - 412 pages
...fraction which has but one numerator and one denominator, and may be proper or improper; as, f , {•. A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction ; as, f of ^. A complex fraction is one which has a fraction in its numerator, or denominator, or in both ; as, — i — i — -•i... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1868 - 168 pages
...fraction which has but one numerator and one denominator, and may be proper or improper ; as, f, |. A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction ; as, f of i off A complex fraction is one which has a fraction in its 2i 4 21 3 numerator or denominator, or... | |
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