...| . 1 8. Add together 6T'T, V , 9, 5|, and 4. Sum, 26||f MULTIPLICATION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS. RULE. Multiply the numerator of the multiplicand by the numerator of the multiplier, and the denominator of the multiplicand by the denominator of the multiplier, — the former product...

...Ans. s35 or T3TV 6. Divide ff f by 12. Aus. J^V 2'o multiply a fraction by a fraction. RULE. (22.) Multiply the numerator of the multiplicand by the numerator of the multiplier, and the denominator of the^ multiplicand by the denominator of the multiplier ; the resulting fraction...

...Reduce compound and complex fractions to simple fractions, and mixed numbers to improper fractions. Multiply the numerator of the multiplicand by the numerator of the multiplier for the numerator of the product, and the denominator of the multiplicand by the denominator of ike...

...the denominator of the product. EXA MPT/R . — ab ed abed ~c*7=~W 19. Reason of the Rule. — If we multiply the numerator of the multiplicand by the numerator of the multiplier we make the result so many times too great, as is expressed by the denominator of the multiplier. Thus,...

...denominators together for a new denominator. OBS. l. The reason of this rule may be thus seen : Multiplying the numerator of the multiplicand by the numerator of the multiplier, the product is as many times loo large as there are un;ts in the denominator of the multiplier. To correct this, we...

...denominators together for a new denominator.' OaS. 1. The reason of this rule may he thus seen : Multiplying the numerator of the multiplicand by the numerator of the multiplier, the product ia as many times too large as there are units In the denominator of the multiplier. To correct this,...

...a new denominator. OBS. 1. The reason of this rule inuy be thus fieen : Multiplying the numeral) r of the multiplicand by the numerator of the multiplier, the product is us many times loo large as there are units in the denominator of the multiplier. To correct this, we...