 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1857 - 328 pages
...mixed. 1. A, Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator, as ^, ^, 1, etc. 2. An Improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator, as |, f-, -f-, etc. 3. A Compound Fraction is a fraction of a fraction, as J of f of £, etc. 4. A... | |
 | Daniel Leach - 1857 - 314 pages
...one. 77.\A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as f , f , %. 78.Xln improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator, as |, %, f . OBs.^Proper and improper fractions arc also called simple fractions.... | |
 | 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£, 16^, 90 J. 213.... | |
 | 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 90&. 213. A simple... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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...joined with a fraction. 8. What kind of a fraction is f ? What is the 4 called ? What does it show ? 9. In the fraction f , what is the 3 called ? What does... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
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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. 
