 | Nicolas Pike - Algebra - 1808 - 470 pages
...ib divided, CASE I.* To abbreviate, or reduce fraftiont to their lowfit termt. RULE Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number, which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients, again, in thesame manner ; and so on, till it appears that there is no number grt-iiter... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1817 - 252 pages
...PROBLEM I. To abbreviate or reduce fractions to their lowest terms. RULE. Divide the terms of tli* given fraction by any number which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients ngain in the same manner : and so on, till it appears that there is no number greater... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1818 - 246 pages
...|, &c. . PROBLEM I. To abbreviate or reduce fractions to their lowest terms. RULE. Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients again in the same manner ; and so on, till it appears that there is no number greater... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1818 - 246 pages
...£c , PROULEM I. * To abbreviate or Deduce fractions to their lowest tering. RULE. Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number which will divide them without a remainder, aniLthe quotients again in the same manner ; and so on, till it appears that there is no number greater... | |
 | Beriah Stevens - Arithmetic - 1822 - 436 pages
...Division, &c. CASE I. TO ABBREVIATE OR REDUCE FRACTIONS TO THEIR LOWEST TERMs. RULE. > Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients again, in the *ame manner, and so on, till it appears that there is no number greater... | |
 | Jacob Willetts - Arithmetic - 1822 - 200 pages
...numbers possible ; as £ , when reduced to its lowest terms, will be £. ; and fa is equal to £, &*v CASE I. To reduce Fractions to their lowest terms. RULE. Divide the greater term by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, till nothing be left ; the last divisor... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...reduction of vulgar fractions 1 153. When ii a fraction m iti lowest terms ? RULE. Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number, which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients again in the same manner ; and so on, till it appears there is no number greater than... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 222 pages
...primeand a perfect number ? 150. How da youfind the greatest common measure of RULE. Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number, which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients again in the same manner ; and so on, till it appears there is no number greater than... | |
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1829 - 266 pages
...divide both parts of the given fraction, and the quotient will be the answer. Or, divide the terms of the given fraction by any number which, will divide them without a remainder, and the quotient again in like manner, and so on, till there is no number, greater than 1, which will divide... | |
 | William Kinne - 1829 - 246 pages
...others. PROBLEM 1. To abbreviate or reduce fractions to their lowest terms. RULE.— Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number which will divide them without leaving a remainder, and the quotients divide again in like manner ; and so on till it appears' that... | |
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