To subtract one fraction from another. 1. If the fractions have not a common denominator, reduce them to a common denominator. 2. Subtract the less numerator from the greater, and place the remainder, as a numerator, over the common denominator. An Elementary and Practical Arithmetic - Page 77by James B. Dodd - 1850 - 244 pagesFull view - About this book
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| Frederic Augustus Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 322 pages
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| Frederic Augustus Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 324 pages
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...from 17. j from 20. J from 18. f from 20. RULE XXI. § 115. To subtract one fraction from another. 1. If the fractions have not a common denominator, reduce them to a common denominator. 2. Subtract the less numerator from the greater, and place the remainder, as a numerator, over the common... | |
| James B. Dodd - 1853 - 398 pages
...f from 17. j from 20. | from 18. f from 20. RULE XXI. § 115. To subtract one faction from another. 1. If the fractions have not a common denominator, reduce them to a common denominator. 2. Subtract the less numerator from the greater, and place the remainder, as a numerator, over the common... | |
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