 | Edward Cocker - 1729 - 514 pages
...requir'd to divide one Algebraical Fraction by another, if they have a common Denominator, cancel the Denominator, and divide the Numerator of the Dividend by that of the Divifor, fo fhall that Quote be the Quotient fought. ale l« So if it were required to divide — by... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard - Arithmetic - 1830 - 304 pages
...they might be made so by § zur. Hence, to divide a Fraction by a Fraction, I. REDUCE THE FRACTIONS TO A COMMON DENOMINATOR, AND DIVIDE THE NUMERATOR OF THE DIVIDEND BY THAT OF THE DIVISOR. 8. Divide J by f. The least com. den. ($XLV.) is 8. The Fractions, then, are f and f . Then, 6-4-3=2... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard - Arithmetic - 1830 - 308 pages
...made so by § хыт. Hence, to divide a Fraction by a Fraction, I. REDUCE ТПЕ FRACTIONS то л COMMON DENOMINATOR, AND DIVIDE THE NUMERATOR OF THE DIVIDEND BY THAT OF THE D1VJSOR. 8. Divide | by f . The least com. den. (§XLV.) is 8. The Fractions, then, are | and f . Then,... | |
 | Daniel Leach, Robert Swan - Arithmetic - 1853 - 168 pages
...cents ? 15. Divide 14 by 6f 16. Divide 18 by Ц. We divide a fraction by a fraction when We bring both to a common denominator, and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. Thus, to divide f by <£-, we say § = £*; and 4 = ¿f ; and 14 -f-... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 204 pages
...7. g by f. 10. f by 2>. Art. 78. RULE. — To divide a fraction by a fraction, Reduce the fractions to a common denominator, and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. NOTE. — When pupils are familiar with this method, they may be taught... | |
 | Daniel Barnard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1871 - 220 pages
...by ^ ? 232. Rules for Division of a Fraction by a Fraction.— Reduce the fractions, if necessary, to a common denominator, and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. Or, Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and divide... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1872 - 236 pages
....400 ia in .01200, 3 hundredths time and o remainder. Ans. .03 times. 39. How are decimals divided ? Reduce the decimals to a common denominator, and divide...before. The figures on the left of the decimal point denote whole numbers ; those on the right, decimals. Or, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1872 - 234 pages
...divide a fraction by a fraction, when they have different denominators ? Reduce the fractions to a com. denominator, and divide the numerator of the dividend by that of the divisor. Or, multiply the dividend by the divisor inverted. NOTE.—Mixed numbers must be reduced to improper... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1856 - 400 pages
...Hence, the rule might have been expressed thus : To divide one fraction by another, reduce them both to a common denominator, and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. COROLLARIES. I. To DIVIDE A FRACTION BY A WHOLE NUMBER. — Multiply... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 348 pages
...value of the quotient. 102. RULES. — To divide a fraction by a fraction, 1. Reduce the fractions to a common denominator, and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. Or, 2. Invert the term* of the divisor, and then multiply the numerators... | |
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To divide one fraction by another, reduce them both to a common denominator, and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. 
