 | George Augustus Walton - 1876 - 358 pages
...•econd 294, the third 567, and the fourth 651 ? .' / or Dictation Exercises, see Key. FRACTIONS. IOC. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a nnit ; thus, J, read three fourths, shows that a unit has been divided into four equal parts, and that... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 418 pages
...Threefifths? 9. How many are one-sixth of 12? Two-sixths? onefifiii H 'A \/ 1 A • DEFINITIONS. 141. A. Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 142. The Unit of a Fraction is the unit which is divided into equal parts. A fraction in which the... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 348 pages
...and so on. These parts of a unit, one-half, one-third, one-fourth, etc., are called fractions. 66. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. It is usually expressed by writing the numbers one above the other, with a short horizontal line between... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...pair of gloves for $2 ; 20 yd. of carpet at $1.10, what is the amount of your bill ? FRACTIONS. 224i. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit, or of anything regarded as a whole. Review from Page 54 to Page 57 inclusive. 225. A Fractional Unit... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 176 pages
...— one-half, one-third, one-fourth, two-fourths, three-fourths, etc. — are called fractions. 68. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a 69. A fraction is usually expressed by writing the numbers one above the other with a short horizontal... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - Arithmetic - 1879 - 392 pages
...called Fractions; and to distinguish them from Decimal Fractions, they are called Common Fractions. 112. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 113. A Common Fraction is expressed by two numbers, one above and the other below a line ; thus, J... | |
 | George Ricks - Arithmetic - 1879 - 420 pages
...proper fractions. We may write Jj! as If, viz. one whole apple and f of another. Definitions : — (1 ) A FRACTION is one or more of the equal parts of a whole. (2) A PROPER FRACTION is one which has the numerator lass than the denominator, as f . (3) An... | |
 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1880 - 268 pages
...DEFINITIONS. 177. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts of anything regarded as a whole. 178. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit or whole. 179. The Numerator is the number above the dividing line in the expression of a fraction,... | |
 | 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... | |
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