Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. Jacob lived for seventeen years after his arrival in Egypt, so he lived 147 years in all. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.
In a proper fraction, the numerator is smaller than the denominator. This holds true no matter how large both are. As long as the numerator is the smaller of the two, the fraction is a proper fraction. For example, 998/999 is a proper fraction. Even though the numbers are both large, and they're only separated by 1, the numerator is still smaller than the denominator. Likewise, 1/999 is a proper fraction.
Definition of Fraction. A fraction is a number that represents part of a whole. A fraction is written in the form p/q, where q â  0. A fraction is a way of writing numbers that are not whole numbers. More About Fraction. The top number of a fraction is called the numerator. The bottom number of a fraction is called the denominator.