 Multiply the whole numbers by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator for a new numerator, and place it over the denominator. NOTE. To express a whole number fraction-wise, set one for a denominator to the given number. EXAMPLES....  Mercantile Arith - Page 71by Michael Walsh - 1831Full view - About this book
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