The Speedy Calculator: Being a System of Arithmeticauthor, 1850 - 324 pages |
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... number below the line is called the denominator , be- cause it gives name to the fraction , or shows into how many ... mixed number consists of a whole number and a frac- tion ; as , 2 , 34 , 71 , 63 , & c . A compound fraction is a ...
... number below the line is called the denominator , be- cause it gives name to the fraction , or shows into how many ... mixed number consists of a whole number and a frac- tion ; as , 2 , 34 , 71 , 63 , & c . A compound fraction is a ...
Page 55
... mixed number to an improper frac- tion ? Ans . multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator to the product , which place over the denominator . EXAMPLES . Change 8 to an improper fraction . ( 1 ...
... mixed number to an improper frac- tion ? Ans . multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator to the product , which place over the denominator . EXAMPLES . Change 8 to an improper fraction . ( 1 ...
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... mixed number . 25. Change 232 to a mixed number . 26. Change 155 to a mixed number . 27. Change 89 to a mixed number . 28. Change 335 to a mixed number . 29. In 63 how many units ? 30. How many units in 557 ? 31. Change 224 to a mixed ...
... mixed number . 25. Change 232 to a mixed number . 26. Change 155 to a mixed number . 27. Change 89 to a mixed number . 28. Change 335 to a mixed number . 29. In 63 how many units ? 30. How many units in 557 ? 31. Change 224 to a mixed ...
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Benjamin Naylor. when the number on the left will measure either of those on the right of the line divide first . NOTE . When mixed numbers are to be multiplied they must first be changed to improper fractions . 47. Multiply 7 by 12 ...
Benjamin Naylor. when the number on the left will measure either of those on the right of the line divide first . NOTE . When mixed numbers are to be multiplied they must first be changed to improper fractions . 47. Multiply 7 by 12 ...
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... number at 12 cents , and the denominator 3 , for that of each of the others , ( this is to avoid fractions . ) 9. A ... mixed together , that the composition may be worth 62 cents a bushel ? Ans . 6 bushels at 52 cts . , and 1 bushel at each ...
... number at 12 cents , and the denominator 3 , for that of each of the others , ( this is to avoid fractions . ) 9. A ... mixed together , that the composition may be worth 62 cents a bushel ? Ans . 6 bushels at 52 cts . , and 1 bushel at each ...
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