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" Rule. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator to the product and place the denominator under the result. "
The Mechanic's Calculator: Comprehending Principles, Rules, and Tables in ... - Page 4
by William Grier - 1836 - 344 pages
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The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for ...

Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...it, with a line between. 218. To change a whole or mixed number to an equivalent improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator to the product, and write the I sum o*er the denominator for the required fraction. QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE...
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The Youth's Assistant in Theorhetic [sic] and Practical Arithmetic: Designed ...

Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...it, with a line between. 218. To change a whole or mixed number to an equivalent improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator _ to the product, and write the i sum over the denominator for the required fraction. QUESTIONS FOR...
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The Mechanic's Calculator; Comprehending Principles, Rules, and Tables in ...

William Grier - Mechanical engineering - 1836 - 380 pages
...added to 3- part of a whole, and may be thus written, i and £, equal to •' and whose sum is Y ; divide the 22 by the 3, the result is 7£, the first...that they may be more readily operated upon. Thus, -fa is not so simple nor so easily managed, as T\, and the one fraction is just equal in value to the...
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A Practical and Theoretical System of Arithmetic...: Also, a Treatise on ...

George Willson - Arithmetic - 1836 - 202 pages
...13 feet, how many -fa of a foot? Ans. 1-^/. III. To reduce a mixed number to an equivalent fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator, and the sum will form the numerator of the fraction required. 1. What fraction is equivalent to 5y? 5x7=35+4=39....
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A Practical and Theoretical System of Arithmetic: Containing a New System of ...

George Willson - Arithmetic - 1838 - 194 pages
...5. In 13 feet, how many ^ of a foot? Ans. ^6III. To reduce a mixed number to an equivalent fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator, and the sum will form the numerator of the fraction required. 1 . What fraction is equivalent to 5$ ? 5X7=35+4=39....
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The Mechanic's Calculator: Comprehending Principles, Rules, and Tables in ...

William Grier - Mechanical engineering - 1839 - 324 pages
...thus written, \ and |, equal to 3jl and whose sum is \2; divide the 22 by the 3, the result is 7j, the first number. This very simple principle is often...numerator, and under the sum place the denominator. 12. When the fractions are very large, it becomes necessary to bring them to a simple form, not only...
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The National Arithmetic, on the Inductive System: Combining the Analytic and ...

Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1839 - 356 pages
...Ans. much = 85 fifths ; to which, if we add 3 fifths, the amount will be 88 fifths. Hence we deduce the following RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator, and place their sum over the denominator of the fraction. 8....
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A New System of Arithmetic: In which is Explained and Applied to Practical ...

Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1840 - 326 pages
...the number of thirds in six ; and 18-=-2=9. For dividing a whole number by a fraction, we have then the following rule ; Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. Ex. 1. Divide 9 by J. Operation, 9x4=36, and 36-^3 = 12, the...
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The National Arithmetic ...: Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods ...

Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1841 - 334 pages
...Ans. much = 85 fifths ; to which, if we add 3 fifths, the amount will be 88 fifths. Hence we deduce the following RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator, and place their sum over the denominator of the fraction. 8....
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The Mechanic's Calculator: Comprehending Principles, Rules, and Tables in ...

William Grier - Mechanical engineering - 1842 - 320 pages
...number. This very simple principle is often used, and is embraced in the following rule—multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction,...numerator, and under the sum place the denominator. 12. When the fractions are very large, it becomes necessary to bring them to a simple form, not only...
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