 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 362 pages
...fraction. 1O8. A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is le.ss than its denominator ; as, 1, |, i. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, -|, i. A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together ; as,... | |
 | mrs. Henry Ayres - 1846 - 400 pages
...has the numerator less than the denominator, as f , f , |, &c. 2. An Improper fraction is when the numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator, as f, f, or if, &c. When the numerator is equal to the denominator, the fraction is equal to 1 ; but when the... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1847 - 426 pages
...are expressed by the fraction. 183. A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as, •£, -f , •$-. An improper fraction...is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; _ as, •$, •£. A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together;... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1847 - 432 pages
...are expressed by the fraction. 183. A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as, •£, f , £. 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,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1848 - 434 pages
...183. A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as, •£, -f , f. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, f, -f. A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together ; as,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1849 - 336 pages
...compound, and complex. ' A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than tlje denominator ; as, ^; An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as, f , |. * The word vulgar here means common, and is employed in this connection to denote the kind of... | |
 | J. M. Scribner - Mechanical engineering - 1849 - 286 pages
...read, one-fifth of nne. 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 ; as j, and f . A mixed fraction is a compound of a whole number and a fraction, as... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1850 - 346 pages
...compound, and complex. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as, ^. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal...to denote the kind of fractions in most common use. QUESTIONS. — Art. 129. What is a fraction 1 From what is the term derived, and what does it signify... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1850 - 350 pages
...subdivided ? 1. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator, as ^, ^, ^, etc. 2. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator, as |, -|, y, etc. 3. A Compound Fraction is a fraction of a fraction, as ^ of f of |, etc. 4. A Mixed... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1850 - 352 pages
...1O8* A, proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as, -i, !f, J-. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, f , J. A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed tog-ether ;... | |
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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. 
