 | James Bates Thomson - 1867 - 204 pages
...numbers. A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as -J-, f, A. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator; as, |, J. A simple fraction is a fraction which has but one numerator and one denominator, and may be proper... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1867 - 148 pages
...Eeduce -/£$. Ans. -£$. 14. Eeduce |§. -4?^s. |. 15. Eeduce J-||. -4ws. f. Improper Fractfioms. 120. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator. 121. An improper fraction may be reduced to a whole or mixed number. EXAMPLES. — 1. Keduce --f- to... | |
 | William Harding Girdlestone - 1867 - 368 pages
...the denominator.* Def. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator. 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... | |
 | Richard Nelson - Arithmetic - 1867 - 304 pages
...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, « *. ?• 71. A simple fraction is a single fraction, and may be proper or improper, as |, |. 72.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | W. M. LUPTON - 1867 - 210 pages
...called the Numerator. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator, as ^, £. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator, as ^, y ; every whole number can also be expressed as an improper fraction, as .Ç..... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 350 pages
...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. The value of a proper fraction is less than one ; and the value of an improper fraction is equal, to... | |
 | 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... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1872 - 350 pages
...divided ; as, 4, |. 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, f , -J. A Mixed Number is one that consists of a whole number and a fraction ; as, 7^ (seven and a half).... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1866 - 212 pages
...twenty-nine-eighty-fourths. 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; as, -J, $j> '. A Simple Fraction is a single fraction ; as, |, $. A Compound Fraction is a fraction of... | |
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