 | Emerson Elbridge White - Algebra - 1896 - 418 pages
...the factors thus obtained being united as in § 235. WHITE'S ALO. — 9 CHAPTER IX. FRACTIONS. 239. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. The unit which is divided into equal parts is the unit of the fraction, and one of these equal parts... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1896 - 296 pages
...12) is a perfect square, if (i X |) is a perfect square. 6.25 (2.5 X 2.5) is a perfect square. 32. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Seven eighths is a fraction. Five twelfths is a fraction. 33. A fraction may be expressed by two numbers,... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1896 - 296 pages
...12) is a perfect square, Ji (! X j) is a perfect square. 6.25 (2.5 X 2.5) is a perfect square. 32. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Seven eighths is a fraction. Five twelfths is a fraction. 33. A fraction may be expressed by two numbers,... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1897 - 264 pages
...number; as, 3, 5, 7, 21, 71, etc. • Teach the pupils to " prove" their problems in division. Fractions. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. A fraction is usually expressed by two numbers, one of them being written above a short horizontal... | |
 | 1897 - 358 pages
...and one hundred one ten thousandths." (52) See Art. 139. (53) See Art. 153. (54) See Art. 16O. (55) A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit, and is expressed by a numerator and a denominator, while a decimal traction is a number of tenths,... | |
 | Wooster Woodruff Beman, David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1897 - 234 pages
...operations, — reasons imperfectly presented (if at all) in the primary school, or since forgotten. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 2 52 This definition is incomplete. It excludes such fractions as - '_— , — 1 3 ' *, -—, —... | |
 | James M. Cook - 1897 - 216 pages
...these parts is called a fractional part of the whole number and is called a Fraction. DEFINITIONS. 1. A FRACTION is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 2. The unit which is divided is called the UNIT OF THE FRACTION. S. One of the equal parts into which... | |
 | Charles Edward White - Arithmetic - 1897 - 312 pages
...Dividing both dividend and divisor by the same number does not affect the quotient. COMMON FRACTIONS. 46. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. The unit of which the fraction is a part is called the Unit of the Fraction, and one of the equal parts... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Surveying - 1898 - 146 pages
...ana one hundred one ten thousandths." (52) See Art. 139. (53) See Art. 153. (54) See Art. 16O. (55) A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit, and is expressed by a numerator and a denominator, while a decimal fraction is a number of tenths,... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Nichols - Arithmetic - 1898 - 148 pages
...boards will he have in the cover ? In the bottom ? In one end ? In one side ? NUMERATOR AND DENOMINATOR. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 1. What is the expression § called ? 2. Why is it called a fraction ? 3. Into how many parts has the... | |
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