 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1881 - 200 pages
...many halves can a single thing or unit be divided ? Into how many thirds ? Into how many fourths ? 85. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 86. The Denominator of a fraction is the number which shows into how many equal parts the unit is divided.... | |
 | William James Milne - Algebra - 1881 - 360 pages
...fifth of # be expressed ? Two-thirds of 6? Three-sevenths of y? Eight-elevenths of z? DEFINITIONS. 138. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 139. The Unit of a Fraction is the unit which is divided into equal parts. 140. A Fractional Unit is... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1882 - 320 pages
...itself and one. (2.) A composite number is a number having other factors than itself and one. (3.) A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 2. 182 ^ 2 X 7 X 13 196 = 2X2X7X7 2X7 = 14, greatest common divisor, Ans. 3. 8 = 2X2X2 7 = 1X7 10 =... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1882 - 398 pages
...three fourths ? 6. Which are the larger parts of an apple, halves or thirds ? Thirds or fourths ? 99. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. The Unit of the Fraction is the unit divided, and a Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts into... | |
 | Silas Sadler Packard, Byron Horton - Business mathematics - 1882 - 324 pages
...11750. What did A pay per acre, and what was B's selling-price per acre ? FRACTIONS. DEFINITIONS. 43. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit ; as one-half (£), two-thirds (|), one-fourth Q), seven-eighths (§). If a unit be divided into four... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1882 - 416 pages
...? 7. How many halves in a unit ? Thirds ? Fifths ? 8. WThich is the larger, halves or thirds ? 160. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 161. The Unit of a Fraction is the number or thing of which the fraction is a part. 162. A Fractional... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1882 - 212 pages
...you call 1 of the 8 equal parts of a pound I 2 of the 8 equal parts ? 7 of the 8 equal parts? 132. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 133. Common Fractions are written in figures as follows, — One half is written i One third " J Two... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 348 pages
...greater, a third or a fourth ? Why ? 9. Which is the smaller, fifths or thirds? Why? DEFINITIONS. 98. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit, or of anything regarded as a whole.* Thus, 1 half, 2 thirds, and 4 fifths are fractions. 1. A fractional... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 360 pages
...greater, a third or a fourth ? Why ? 9. Which is the smaller, fifths or thirds? Why ? DEFINITIONS. 98. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit, or of anything regarded as a whole.* Thus, 1 half, 2 thirds, and 4ßßhs are fractions. 1. A fractional unit... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1883 - 368 pages
...is the value of a fraction less than 1? When greater than 1 ? DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES. ART. 72. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. The unit divided is the unit of the fraction, and one of the equal parts into which it is divided is... | |
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