 To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other.  New School Algebra - Page 106by George Albert Wentworth - 1898 - 407 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...alter its valne). it is said not to be in its lowest terms. A fraction, then, may be defined to be in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator have no common factors. Henee to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms, we mnst first find the greatest common measure... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1852 - 344 pages
...FRACTIONS is the operation of changing the fractional unit without altering the value of the fraction. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator have no common factor. CASE I. 164. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. 1. Reduce y7^ to its lowest terms. ANALYSIS.... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1856 - 450 pages
...FRACTIONS is the operation of changing the fractional unit without altering the value of the fraction. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator have no common factor. CASE I. 121. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. 1. Reduce Tyj to its lowest terms. ANALYSIS.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1857 - 348 pages
...their form without altering their value. CASE I. ART. 138. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. Art. 110, Def. 5. Thus, ij is in its lowest terms, while | J is not. 1. Reduce... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1860 - 330 pages
...product over this given denominator. SECOND TRANSFORMATION. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. 87. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator contain no common factors. It has been shown, that both terms of a fraction may be divided by the same... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1863 - 350 pages
...lower terms when it is reduced to an equivalent fraction having a smaller numerator and denominator. A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. I. Reduce j| to fifths. SOLCTIOW. — One equals }f and ^ equals OPEBATIOS.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1863 - 432 pages
...changing its form without altering its value. CASK I. 134. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. And since it does not alter the value of a fraction to suppress the same factor... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1864 - 444 pages
...changing its form without altering its value. CASE I. 124. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. And since it does not alter the value of a fraction to suppress the same factor... | |
 | Thomas Percy Hudson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 268 pages
...alter its value), it is said not to be in its lowest terms. A fraction, then, may be defined to be in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator have no common factors. Hence, to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms, find the greatest common measure of the numerator... | |
 | Richard Wormell - Arithmetic - 1868 - 170 pages
...than in any of tic others. When thus expressed, the fraction is said to be in its lowest terms. 139. A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator have no common factor. Express each of the following fractions in six different ways : — I, *, if- i, V, f, A, HEx. 4. Express... | |
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