 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...3. 210. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as -f , f, J. 211 1 An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as f, %£, -^. 212. A mixed number is a whole number with a fraction ; as 3£, 16$,... | |
 | David Price - Arithmetic - 1858 - 264 pages
...f-TJ'etc2. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, j, •', f, f, etc. 3. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, its denominator ; as, f, f , f , J, etc. What is a vulgar fraction? Л simple fraction ? A pi «per fraction? An improper... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 458 pages
...3. 210. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as f, §, £. 211 1 An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as $, ty, JB4. 212. A mixed number is a whole number with a fraction ; as 3£, 16fe... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 472 pages
...denominator 3. 210. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as f, f, £. 211. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as -if- , \^, *£-. 212. A mixed number is a whole number with a fraction ; as 3£,... | |
 | James B. Dodd - Arithmetic - 1859 - 368 pages
...and whose value is therefore less than a unit or whole one. %, |-, |, &c. are proper fractions. (61.) An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, its denominator. Its value in units is found by dividing its numerator by its denominator. Thus 3 is an improper fraction... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 144 pages
...4. 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 simple fraction is a fraction which has but one numerator and one denominator, and may... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1859 - 208 pages
...proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; its value is less than a unit. 6S An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater, than the denominator ; its value is equal to, or greater, than a unit. 7. A mixed number is a whole number... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1860 - 388 pages
...A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator, as T8T, £, \ $. (d.) An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, its denominator, as f, -]75-, J|p. (e.) A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction, as 2£, which is read two and... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 440 pages
...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 ; as, 4-f, 25H.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 190 pages
...proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; its value is less than a unit. 6. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater, than the denominator ; its value is equal to, or greater, than a unit. 7. A mixed number is a whole number... | |
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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. 
