 An improper fraction, is one in which the numerator is equal- to, or greater than the denominator.  Arithmetic - Page 17by Nelson, Thomas & sons, publisher - 1876 - 104 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Soulé - Business mathematics - 1910 - 1042 pages
...Improper Fractions, Simple Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Compound Fractions, and Complex Fractions. 309. A Proper Fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator; as £, $, !• 310. An Improper Fraction is one in which the numerator is equal to or greater than... | |
 | William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1913 - 320 pages
...one or more ciphers. Thus, f, -fa, Tths are common fractions; but •&, T |ff, T uihs are not. 76. A proper fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator. A proper fraction is so-called because a fraction properly means part of a whole; and if the numerator... | |
 | Competency-based education - 1998 - 104 pages
...person 1 of each loaf. So, each person gets 1 + 1 + 1 + ^ + } = ^ of a loaf. We call ja proper fraction. A proper fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator. In these problems give each answer as a mixed number and also as an improper fraction. Remember, making... | |
 | Jane Thompson Barnard, Ed R. Wheeler - Education - 2002 - 402 pages
...Overview: Students need experience with fractions which are not proper: -, — , — , — . Remember that a proper fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator. If a fraction does not fit the definition of proper fraction, we say it is an improper fraction. [Note:... | |
 | Dr. A. Hussain - Inheritance and succession (Islamic law) - 2005 - 640 pages
...5/12 (The whole is divided into 12 parts and we take five parts.) Proper and improper fractions • A proper fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator. The value of such a fraction is less than one. • If the numerator and the denominator are equal the... | |
 | 226 pages
...one below the line the Denominator; eg in the fraction -fa the Numerator is 7 and the Denominator 11. A Proper Fraction is one in which the Numerator is less than the Denominator, eg f, £; an Improper Fraction is one in which the Numerator is equal to or greater than the Denominator,... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Steam engineering - 1913 - 344 pages
...without a remainder; for example, in Jj, the greatest number that will thus divide 14 and 16 is 2; A proper fraction is one in which the numerator is less than the denominator, as |. A mixed number is one consisting of a whole number and a fraction, as 7|. An improper fraction... | |
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