 Since the reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number the reciprocal of a fraction is that fraction inverted.  Advanced Algebra - Page 5by William Charles Brenke - 1917 - 196 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Frank J. Browne - Arithmetic - 1903 - 232 pages
...FRACTION is a fraction of a fraction, or two or more fractions connected by the word of; as, £ of f of |. The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number. The reciprocal of 4 is i; of i is 4. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted. A fraction... | |
 | Orville Marcellus Powers - Business mathematics - 1906 - 384 pages
...The Reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by the number ; thus the reciprocal of 3 is £. 109. Since the reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number the reciprocal of a fraction is that fraction inverted. Inverting a fraction shows how many times it is... | |
 | Orville Marcellus Powers - Business mathematics - 1906 - 384 pages
...-=108. The Reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by the number ; thus the reciprocal of 3 is \. 109. Since the reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number the reciprocal of a fraction is that fraction inverted. Inverting a fraction shows how many times it is... | |
 | William Charles Brenke - Algebra - 1910 - 374 pages
...0. 4. (а -i- Ь) -г- с = (а -г- с) -j- b, provided b, с И 0. 5. а ч- (6 ч- с) = (а т- Ь) X с, provided b, с И 0. Some Working Rules....multiplication of dividend by reciprocal of divisor. The sign of a product will be + or —, according as there are anteven or an odd number of negative factors.... | |
 | Ernest Lawton Thurston - Business mathematics - 1913 - 458 pages
...divide the fraction by dividing- ' the numerator, or multiplying the denominator by the integral,. divisor. The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number. Multiplying the denominator by the integral divisor is equivalent to multiplying the fraction by the... | |
 | William Ledley Vosburgh - 1919 - 332 pages
...reciprocal of 5 is £. The reciprocal of 3^ is — -, or f . 3* The reciprocal of a number n is — n The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number. The equation is : n-\ — = 3^. ti 2. A number is 4.8 larger than its reciprocal. Find the number. 3. A... | |
 | James Ross Cameron - Motion pictures - 1921 - 568 pages
...of any number of resistances connected in parallel is the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals. (The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number.) The total resistance of a number of resistances in series is equal to the sum of all of them. The heating... | |
 | Halbert Powers Gillette - Engineering - 1927 - 2020 pages
...machine, or the like. Principal. — The original sum upon which interest is calculated. Reciprocal. — The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number. The reciprocal of 20 is 1/20, or 0.05, or 5%. Salvage Value. — The price that is realized from the sale... | |
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