...added to each other. This principle applies throughout all arithmetical "processes. The denominator of a fraction shows the number of parts into which the unit has been divided. In attempting to add or subtract fractions, it is necessary first to bring them to...

...added to each other. This principle applies throughout all arithmetical processes. The denominator of a fraction shows the number of parts into which the unit has been divided. In attempting to add or subtract fractions, it is necessary first to bring them to...

...shoulder ; the face of the pen : should be turned toward the paper. ARITHMETIC. — I. The denominator of a fraction shows the] number of parts into which the unit is divided ; dividing the denominator enlarges the size of each of these parts, and therefore the part j of the...

...Five times \ are how many ones ? % X 5 = ? 9. Three contains f how many times ? 3 -=- f = ? 10. In the fraction £, — shows the number of parts into which the unit is divided, and — shows the number of parts taken. The denominator is — ; the numerator is — . 1. 1 inch...

...does the middle line divide each third? Into how many equal 2 parts is the figure divided by all the 3 cross-lines? How many sixths are there in f ? 3. Draw...with and without diagrams the relations between : i. | and |. 2. f and f. 3. T9^ and f. 4. f and f . 5. T\ and £. 6. Tf and f . When the terms of a fraction...

...2. f yd. 6. JgMb. 10. f yd. 3. fft. 7. f yd. 11. -j^ ft. 4. fft. 8. J^yd. 12. Hlb. Since the lower term of a fraction shows the number of parts into which the whole was divided, dividing it into the upper term shows the number of whole things in the improper...