 | Edmund Wingate - Arithmetic - 1751 - 438 pages
...becomes -^ - | . 304. If a whole number be given to be divided by a Fraction, multiply the whole number by the Denominator of the Fraction, and divide the Product by the Numerator thereof: For Example, if 48 be to be divided by i| = |, then the Quotient will be &£L - 6x^= 42. -... | |
 | James Morrison (accountant.) - 1801 - 242 pages
...'4 or , ' — ,4 3 x S = Ч ' 7 . x 7 . . " To divide an integer by a fraction, we may multiply it by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator, as in example 24. To divide à fraction by an integer, we may multiply the denominator by the integer,... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 pages
...2 cnt c. In short when an integer is to be divided ITVSW t by a fraction, you multiply the integer by the denominator of the fraction and divide the product by the numerator, and when a fraction is to be divided by a"n integer, you multiply the integer into the denominator of the... | |
 | Osgood Carleton - Arithmetic - 1810 - 264 pages
...When the given quantity is a fraction, and the price of one required. RULE. Multiply the given value by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator, the quotient will be the price of one. . » EXAMPLES. 1 . If % of a yard of cloth cost g 3,1«, 7|,... | |
 | John Gough - Arithmetic - 1813 - 358 pages
...quotient is *. A'ote. 2. If a whole number be to be divided by a fraction, multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator thereof, thus 48 being to be divided by i, the quotient is 48 x 7 4 To divide a fraction by a whole... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1825 - 400 pages
...-. part of — . ab ' a Arith. Art. XXIV. Hence to divide a whole number by a fraction, multiply it by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. How many times is -| contained in -J-. Solution. Reducing them to a common denominator, £ is |*, and... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 286 pages
...denominator by it, and over the product write the numerator. 11. To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. III. To divide one fraction by another, — Invert the divisor, and multiply together the two upper... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 266 pages
...denominator by it, and over the product write the numerator. II. To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.* III. To divide one fraction by another, — Invert the divisor, and multiply together the two upper... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1828 - 330 pages
...is _ part of — . aba Arith. Art. XXIV. Hence, to divide a whole number by a fraction, multiply it by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. How many times is f contained in % Solution. Reducing them to a common denominator, f 11 f£, and I... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1830 - 268 pages
...denominator by it, and over the product write the numerator. II. To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. III. To divide one fraction by another, — Invert the divisor, and multiply together the two upper... | |
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To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 
