 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1857 - 376 pages
...fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator ; thus, J£ — 12 -^ 4 = 3. 11O. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as, §, T7T, ^ , etc. 12O. An improper fraction is one whose numerator equals or exceeds its denominator... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...and denominator. Thus, the terms of the fraction f are the numerator 2 and the denominator 3. 210. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as -f , f, J. 211 1 An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1857 - 328 pages
...with a cipher or ciphers annexed. Vulgar Fractions are either proper, improper, Compound, or mixed. 1. A, Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator, as ^, ^, 1, etc. 2. An Improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 456 pages
...and denominator. Thus, the terms of the fraction f are the numerator 2 and the denominator 3. 210. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as f, §, J. 21 1 . An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1859 - 208 pages
...parts the whole thing is divided. 4. The numerator shows how many of these parts arc taken or used. 5. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; its value is less than a unit. 6S An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 190 pages
...the whole thing is divided. -i. Tli5 numerator shows how many of these parts are taken or used. 5. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; its value is less than a unit. 6. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1861 - 338 pages
...the fraction. The numerator shows how many of these parts are taken, or expressed by the fraction. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator; as, ^. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, 01 greater than, the denominator; as,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1861 - 496 pages
...unit one90th, express 9 fractional units. Also, 87. Also, 75. Also, 65 138. Six Kinds of Fractious. 1. A PROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator is less than the denominator. The following are proper fractions : 41)8a.', 9 3 ft > 3> 4> 4' T> T> 10) 91 t137. Give an example... | |
 | John Robertson (LL.D., of Upton Park sch.) - 1861 - 140 pages
...numerator one as ^, ^, \, 5, .&c., and are called the Reciprocals of the natural numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, &c. A Proper Fraction is one, whose numerator is less than the denominator, and therefore less than an integer : — as f, f . An Improper Fraction is one, whose numerator is... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - 1862 - 320 pages
...Why? Terms of a fraction, what? 131*- A fraction, what is it? Value of a fraction? What follows? 133. A PROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as, §, -fj, 5 8 ¥ . 133. An IMPROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator equals or exceeds its denominator... | |
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An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator; as, f, f. 
