| John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1868 - 428 pages
...I. 4 3§ 4§ | jf30. ^4. Simple Fraction is a fraction whose terms are integral ; as f , |, |. J!3i. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as J, |, Jf .. 132. An Improper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than... | |
| Daniel Barnard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1871 - 220 pages
...OfV6? 7. Considered as an expression of division, what is the value of Vs ? Of V ? DEFINITIONS. 161. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator. 162. An Improper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is not less than its denominator. 163. Reduction... | |
| Philotus Dean - Arithmetic - 1874 - 472 pages
...124:. In reference to their value, common fractions are of two kinds, namely, proper and improper. A proper fraction is a fraction, whose numerator is less than its denominator; for example, i, j, |, f, &c. Such a fraction is called proper, because its value is less than a unit,... | |
| Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 296 pages
.... 204 °- ТПГ , el , Tía , 4 61) , etli , 860 J 600192. Fractions are Proper or Improper. 193. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator. Its value is less than a unit. Thus, £, |, and -f^ are proper fractions. 194. An Improper Fraction... | |
| Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1875 - 338 pages
...and then the fraction; thus 4f is read " four and twothirds;" 136£ is read "136 and |," etc. 101. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator. 102. An Improper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator.... | |
| Lorenzo Fairbanks - 1875 - 472 pages
...an integral unit. 85. The Terms of a fraction are the numerator and denominator, taken together. 86. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator, is less than its denominator. Its value is less than a unit; as, £, Jf 87. An Improper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator equals... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...of a unit, or of anything regarded as a whole. Fractions are classified as Proper or Improper. 226. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator. Its value is less than a unit. Thus, $, £, and \\ are proper fractions. 224. An Improper Fraction... | |
| Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1879 - 392 pages
...then the fraction. Thus 4g is read " four and two-thirds ; " 136f is read " 136 and f ; " etc. 117. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator. 118. An Improper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator.... | |
| George E. Seymour - Arithmetic - 1880 - 332 pages
...classes of simple fractions. a. Proper fractions ; as, |, |. 6. Improper fractions ; as, A, -|. 115. A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, |, -|. 11C. An improper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, its... | |
| Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1880 - 216 pages
...is written in figures by writing the numerator above the denominator with a line between them. 35. A Proper Fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator. * The teacher should illustrate these definitions. They are put here simply that the pupil may commit... | |
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