 | Edward Lee Thorndike - 1921 - 294 σελίδες
...used in counting or in measuring is called a unit. A figure is a character used to express number. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Addition is the process of finding a number equal to two or more numbers. Compound division is the... | |
 | J. Andrew Drushel, Margaret Eleanor Noonan, John William Withers - 1921 - 328 σελίδες
...Write all the fractions which you have shown. Compare them with those in problem 1. 8. We may say then, "A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit, or one thing." 48 B 9. Draw a line exactly like AB. Show on it these fractions. If you need to do so,... | |
 | Preston Edmond Curry, Victor M. Rubert - 1922 - 328 σελίδες
...kind is measured. 1 inch is the unit of 4 inches, 1 yard the unit of 10 yards, 1 the unit of 10, etc. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Therefore, fractional numbers are the result of the division of units into parts. What is the difference... | |
 | Harry Anson Finney, Joseph Clifton Brown - 1922 - 564 σελίδες
...80, 95. 14. 36, 75, 48. 15. 480, 360, 120. 16. 24, 30, 36. CHAPTER VII COMMON FRACTIONS 42. Terms. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. A common fraction is usually expressed by writing one figure above and one below a short line; thus,... | |
 | Joseph Clifton Brown, Albert Clayton Eldredge - 1924 - 312 σελίδες
...quarts in a gallon? In ^ gallon? In £ gallon? How many pints in a gallon? In ^ gallon? In ^ gallon? A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. A common fraction is a fraction which is written like the following : ^ is a common fraction, f is... | |
 | Joseph Clifton Brown, Lotus Delta Coffman - 1924 - 408 σελίδες
...unit. No definition is adequate that eliminates the majority of the cases that should come under it. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. This definition covers all the cases; it includes the separation of unity into equal parts, or of groups... | |
 | Denver Public Schools - 1924 - 242 σελίδες
...that he can find quickly and correctly." 1 4. Emphasize the three Ideas involved in a fraction: a. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a whole. b. A fraction is an indicated division. Stress this fact in changing a ratio to a decimal, and... | |
 | Saint Louis (Mo.). Board of Education - 1926 - 306 σελίδες
...chart or graph. To acquire a mastery of the Folding paper, fundamental concepts of a fraction; that any fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Drawing and shading on the blackboard. Drawing and coloring on paper. —122•'26 Suggested Procedure... | |
 | Robert Lee Morton - 1927 - 370 σελίδες
...many children began their study of fractions by memorizing a definition of fraction. They learned, "A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit." Clearly, this definition is a mere jumble of meaningless words to those who have not had experience... | |
 | New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.) - 1877 - 1072 σελίδες
...Term, 1887. Arithmetic OutliQe. Third Primary Class.— Jorjn F. BabcocK. Instructor. . March 18th. 1. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. 2. A fraction is usually expressed by two numbers called the Numerator and the Denominator. 3. The... | |
| |
A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit... 
