 | James Stewart Eaton - 1862 - 320 pages
...indicated but not performed, the numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. Hence, (a) The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator, divided by the denominator ; thus, V- = 12 -*- 4 = 3 ; and, .-., (b) Any change in the NUMERATOR, causes a LIKE change in the... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1863 - 346 pages
....005. 27. Divide the number 7296.4135 by 9647.1895. 28. Divide the number 126.45637 by 716493.256. 162. To change a common to a decimal fraction. The value...of the numerator divided by the denominator (Art. 113). 1. Reduce f to a decimal. ANALYSIS. — If we place a decimal point after the 5, and then write... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 322 pages
...indicated but not performed, the numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. Hence, (a) The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator, divided by the denominator ; thus, -\f- = 12 -f- 4 = 3 ; and, ..., (b) Any change in the NUMERATOR causes a LIKE change in the... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1865 - 468 pages
...a yard, &c., are denominate decimals, in which the units are, 1 dollar, 1 shilling, 1 yard. CASE I. 212. To change a common to a decimal fraction. THE...of the numerator divided by the denominator (Art. 133). 1. Reduce |- to a decimal. ANALYSIS. — If we place a decimal point after the OPERATION. 7,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 200 pages
...indicate division, the numerator answering to the dividend, and the denominator to the divisor. Hence, 86. The Value 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,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1866 - 356 pages
...fraction are the numerator and denominator, taken together ; hence, every fraction has two terms. 110. The VALUE of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 111. THE ANALYSIS of a fraction is the naming of its unit, its fractional uuit, and the number of fractional... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1867 - 354 pages
...cord ? 30. What will 36.48 yards of cloth cost, if 14.26 yards cost $21.375? DECIMAL FBAOTIONB. • 212. To change a common to a decimal fraction. The...If we place a decimal point after the 5, and then write any number of O'B, after it, the value of the numerator will not be changed (Art. 205). If, then,... | |
 | Paul Allen Towne - Arithmetic - 1867 - 240 pages
...(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 EXERCISES. 1 Copy upon your slates and read the following expressions: f = l; 3 = 1; | = 1; * = !;.... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1867 - 204 pages
...°ft A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction written together; as, 4f, 25}£. Note 24.—Tlie value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. Hence, If the numerator and denominator are equal, the value is a unit or one. Thus, J = l, f = 1,... | |
 | Whitman Peck - Arithmetic - 1868 - 304 pages
...have different denominators ; as, i, f , I are Like fractions ; J, §, f- are Unlike. Art. 89. — The Value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator ; as, the value of f is 2 ; of f is 1. The value of a proper fraction is less than 1, and therefore... | |
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The Value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator. 
