 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 188 pages
...that two of the parts are used. 6. The numerator and the denominator are the TERMS of the fraction. 7. A PROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as ¿, f , £. The value of a proper fraction is less than one. 8. An IMPROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator... | |
 | John Purdue Bidlake - Arithmetic - 1866 - 232 pages
...15s., and this is evidently the same as ^ of 5 guineas, for 5 guin. = 105s., and 105s. -r- 7 = 15s. E 3 A Proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as -J, i',-, .f.'.g. An Improper fraction is one whose numerator is greater than its denominator, as 'т',... | |
 | Thomas Percy Hudson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 268 pages
...the above fraction would be written y, one half would be written ->, eight-ninths £, and so on. 2. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as ^, -f, f . An improper fraction is one whose numerator is not less than its denominator, as -£, ^,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 200 pages
...express 9 fractional units, 16, 17; 22; 27. 88. Fractions are distinguished as Proper and Improper. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; its value is less than the unit, 1. Thus, T72, T5g, T9ii, If are proper fractions. An Improper Fraction... | |
 | Richard Nelson - Arithmetic - 1867 - 304 pages
...Proper, Improper, Simple, Compound or Complex. We shall treat of only the three former at present. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than...-£. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator, « *. ?• 71. A simple fraction is a single fraction, and... | |
 | Ezra S. Winslow - Business mathematics - 1867 - 232 pages
...the divisor and the numerator the dividend. Its value as a unit is the quotient arising therefrom. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as £, f, f £, &c. A simple fraction is either a proper or improper fraction. An improper fraction has... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1867 - 148 pages
...r-hundred-thousandths. 108. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a whole is divided; as, ~, §. 109. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, f, ||. 110. An Improper Eraetion is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator;... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 190 pages
...two of the parts are used. 6. The numerator and the denominator are the TERM« of the fraction. 7. A PROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as J, f , J. The value of a proper fraction is less than one. 8. An IMPKOPKR FRACTION is one whose numerator... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 204 pages
...30 __.. .2 , 15. ^ 19. -^ 23. ^ Ifl 360 OA 220 i)t 504 10. » » ' ^«. .' ,, i-*. "TT" TT Art. 60. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as, f, I, iAn Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator; as,... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 350 pages
...1 when its numerator is greater than its denominator. 75. Common Fractions are Proper or Improper. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as, %, f . An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator. The... | |
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