 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1875 - 462 pages
...(174:, III). 191. The methods of multiplying and dividing by a fraction may be deduced as follows : 1st. The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator (168, I). Hence, . 2d. The numerator alone is as many times the value of the fraction, as there are... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1875 - 392 pages
...from division, the numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. (Art. 64, n.) Hence, The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Thus, the value of i fourth is i -r 4, or i; of 6 halves is 6-^2, or 3; of 3 thirds is 3-^3, or i.... | |
 | Edgar Arthur Singer - Mental arithmetic - 1876 - 198 pages
...the right of the decimal. II. A decimal fraction is a decimal with the denominator expressed. III. The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Exercises. Tell, with your reason, how to express 1. .% as hundredths ; .4! .62. .25 as thousandths;... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1876 - 230 pages
...Fraction ? A Mixed Number ? What does a fraction indicate f PRINCIPLES OF FRACTIONS. 105 • 1- Tlie Value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. For a fraction indicates division, the numerator answering to the dividend, and the denominator to... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter, Samuel Ashbel Farrand - Arithmetic - 1877 - 496 pages
...99| cents ? If 21| pounds cost $12.10f ? l 97. Change |- to a simple fraction. SUGGESTION. — Since the value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator, the above expression = jf-v-ifNOTE. — Fractions having a fractional quantity for either numerator... | |
 | Edward Olney - Algebra - 1877 - 466 pages
...mixed number. Now suppose 6 = 4J. It is absurd to speak of unity as divided into 4J equal parts. 143. The Value of a Fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 144. COB. 1. — Since numerator is dividend and denominator divisor, it follows from (100, 101, 102)... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1877 - 236 pages
...call 4^, 7$ , 9f ? Why ? 5. What do you call ^, i ? Why ? 4 5 14. What is the value of a fraction 1 The Value of a Fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Thus, the value of 1 half is 1-^2; of 2 thirds, is 2^3; of 4 fourths, is 4-7-4, or 1 ; of 6 thirds,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1877 - 374 pages
...division, the numerator answering to the dividend, and the denominator to the divisor. 119. The Valne of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. ISO. To analyze a fraction is to designate and describe its numerator and denominator. Thus, f is analyzed... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 212 pages
...division, the numerator answering to the dividend, and the denominator to the divisor. Hence, 86. The Valno of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 1. What is 1 half of 8 ? ANALYSIS. It is the quotient of 8 divided by 2, which is 4 ; or, It is a number... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Algebra - 1878 - 322 pages
...arise from division, the numerator being the dividend and the denominator the divisor. Hence, 159. The Value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Thus, the value of 6 thirds is 6-5-3, or 2 thirds ; of — *'— is yn. 4 SIGNS OF FRACTIONS. 160.... | |
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The Value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 
