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... Denominator is the number below the line . It denominates or names the parts ; and It shows how many parts are equal ... denominator , taken together . 118. Fractions indicate division , the numerator corresponding to the dividend , and ...
... Denominator is the number below the line . It denominates or names the parts ; and It shows how many parts are equal ... denominator , taken together . 118. Fractions indicate division , the numerator corresponding to the dividend , and ...
Page 93
... denominator . Thus , is analyzed as follows : 4 is the denominator , and shows that the integer is divided into 4 equal parts ; it is the divisor . 3 is the numerator , and shows that 3 parts are taken ; it is the dividend , or integer ...
... denominator . Thus , is analyzed as follows : 4 is the denominator , and shows that the integer is divided into 4 equal parts ; it is the divisor . 3 is the numerator , and shows that 3 parts are taken ; it is the dividend , or integer ...
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... denominator divides the fraction , and dividing the denominator multiplies the fraction . III . Multiplying or dividing both terms of the fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction . These three principles may ...
... denominator divides the fraction , and dividing the denominator multiplies the fraction . III . Multiplying or dividing both terms of the fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction . These three principles may ...
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... denominator . SECOND OPERATION . 12 ) 48 , Ans . = RULE . SOLUTION . - We find the greatest common divisor of 48 and 60 ( 103 ) which is 12 , and divide both terms of the fraction by it , thus performing the reduction at a single ...
... denominator . SECOND OPERATION . 12 ) 48 , Ans . = RULE . SOLUTION . - We find the greatest common divisor of 48 and 60 ( 103 ) which is 12 , and divide both terms of the fraction by it , thus performing the reduction at a single ...
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... denominator a divisor ( 118 ) , we reduce the fraction to an equivalent whole or mixed number , by dividing the numerator , 324 , by the denominator , 15 . RULE . ― - Divide the numerator by the denominator . 1. When the denominator is ...
... denominator a divisor ( 118 ) , we reduce the fraction to an equivalent whole or mixed number , by dividing the numerator , 324 , by the denominator , 15 . RULE . ― - Divide the numerator by the denominator . 1. When the denominator is ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.