 | William Easton (of Hereford.) - 1859 - 110 σελίδες
...liabilities are £978 13s. 8d., he can pay 12s. 10d. in the pound ; what are his assets ? VULGAR FRACTIONS. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a whole is divided. Thus, if an apple be divided into six equal parts, one part, two parts, &c., form... | |
 | James B. Dodd - 1859 - 368 σελίδες
...continue, in order that they may all come together again ? Ans. 120 days. CHAPTER IV. FRACTIONS. (57.) A FRACTION is one or more of the equal parts into which any quantity may be supposed to be divided. One half is one of the two equal parts of any quantity... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1867 - 148 σελίδες
...ten-thousandths. 11. Sixteen twelve-hundredand-ninety-firsts. 12. Five hundred four-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;... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1872 - 236 σελίδες
...Integer is a number which contains one or more antire units only; as 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, etc. 2. What is a Fraction ? A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a unit is divided. 3. What is meant by one-half? One of the two equal parts into which a unit is divided.... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1872 - 350 σελίδες
...tenthonsandths. 13. Nineteen six-hundredths. 136. DEFINITIONS. — An Integer is a whole number; as, 1, 2. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a whole is divided ; as, 4, |. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its' denominator;... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1873 - 158 σελίδες
...fourths, fifths, etc., what are these parts called ? Ans. Fractions. 2. What then is a fraction ? Ans. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a unit is divided. 3. How are fractions commonly expressed ? Ans. By two numbers, called the numerator... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1874 - 444 σελίδες
...numbers, their greatest common divisor, and least common multiple ? CHAPTER IX. COMMON FRACTIONS. 178. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a whole is divided ; as, One half, £ Two thirds, f One fourth (quarter), £ Three twenty-firsts, Five... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1876 - 156 σελίδες
...fourths, fifths, etc., what are these parts called ? Am. Fractions. 2. What then is a fraction ? Ans. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a unit is divided. 3. How are fractions commonly expressed ? Ans. By two numbers, called the numerator... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1878 - 322 σελίδες
...2«3 -f- 3« — 2 and 6a2 — a — i. 15. m3 + m — 2 and ms — i. CHAPTER VIII. FRACTIONS. 150. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a unit is divided. 151. Fractions are expressed by two quantities called the numerator and denominator,... | |
 | Edward Richard Shaw - 1887 - 360 σελίδες
...of a fraction multiplied by its denominator would be equal to the numerator standing alone. 67. As a fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a unit is divided, only divisions of a unit expressed by fractions with the numerator less than the... | |
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Definition of a Fraction. — A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which anything may be divided. 
