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" To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other; that is, when both terms have no common divisor. 1. Reduce the fraction -|| to its lowest terms. "
The Progressive Higher Arithmetic, for Schools, Academies, and Mercantile ... - Page 94
by Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1860 - 432 pages
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Ferrell's Advanced Arithmetic, Book 2

John Appley Ferrell - 1901 - 448 pages
...4. 3^ to 209ths. 9. H to 708ths. 5. to 390ths. ¿0. l& to 8181sts. 36. Reducing Fractions to LoA^est Terms. — A fraction is in its lowest terms, when...numerator and denominator are prime to each other. Divide both numerator and denominator by their GCD, or reject all factors common to both numerator...
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Essentials of Arithmetic

David Martin Sensenig, Robert Franklin Anderson - Arithmetic - 1902 - 376 pages
...21. i to 6ths. 22. f to 9ths. 23. 24. ^ to 28ths. f to 20ths. 25. 26. Jf to 27ths. ^5 to 50ths. 132. A fraction is in its Lowest Terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other. Thus, If when reduced to its lowest terms equals f. 133. PRIN. Dividing both terms of a fraction by...
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The New Advanced Arithmetic

John Williston Cook, Nebraska C. Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1903 - 408 pages
...the units 1 and i. This is like a compound number of two denominations in which the scale is 5. 138. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other. -f , T%, $, A are fractions in their lowest terms. PRINCIPLES. 139. PRIN. 1. Multiplying the numerator...
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An Introductory Arithmetic

David Martin Sensenig, Robert F Anderson - Arithmetic - 1903 - 272 pages
...of 7, or 2£. 2. f . 4. f. 6. J/. 8. Y. 10. ty- 12- ¥• 3. g. 6. Y- 7. y. 9. Jj&. //. V- ". V314. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common divisor. Thus, f is in its lowest terms, since 3 and 4 have no common divisor. 315....
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Mathematics

American School (Chicago, Ill.) - Engineering - 1903 - 426 pages
...same quantity, which obviously does not alter its value. REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS TO LOWEST TERMS. 47. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator кто prime to each other. It is convenient to classify into two cases. Case I. When the numerator...
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An Introductory Arithmetic

David Martin Sensenig, Robert F Anderson - Arithmetic - 1903 - 274 pages
...£ of 7, or 2i. 2- f 4. f. 6. y. 8. V- 10. af. 12. »£. 3. -|. 5. J^. 7. y. 5- ^ /;- V- 13- V314. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common divisor. Thus, f is in its lowest terms, since 3 and 4 have no common divisor. 315....
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Advanced Course in Algebra

Webster Wells - Algebra - 1904 - 642 pages
...FRACTIONS 203. Reduction of a Fraction to its Lowest Terms. A rational fraction (§ 198) is said to be in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other (§185). 204. CASE I. When the numerator and denominator can be readily factored by inspection. By...
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Elementary Algebra

Arthur Schultze - Algebra - 1905 - 468 pages
...value of the fraction is not altered ; or ma _a mb b This follows from the preceding article. 122 142. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common factors. Ex. 1. Reduce 6 xf z\ to its lowest terms. Remove successively all common divisors...
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Advanced Algebra

Arthur Schultze - Algebra - 1905 - 674 pages
...value of the fraction is not altered ; or ma _a mb b This follows from the preceding article. 122 142. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common factors. I - ,.,,•:-! Ex. 1. Reduce •' to its lowest terms. Remove successively...
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Algebra for Secondary Schools

Webster Wells - Algebra - 1906 - 484 pages
...value. REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS 139. Reduction of a Fraction to its Lowest Terms. A fraction is said to be in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other (§ 128). (We consider in the present chapter those cases only in which the numerator and denominator...
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