 | Charles William Morey - Arithmetic - 1910 - 360 pages
...have no common factor, the fraction JJJ has been changed to its simplest form, or, as we say, to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common factor. Change to lowest terms : s- I TSO if A it H « i* Q 8 _6 §. 12 8 6 14 J 9-... | |
 | Charles William Morey - Arithmetic - 1911 - 274 pages
...have no common factor, the fraction jf[ has been changed to its simplest form, or, as we say, to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common factor. Change to lowest terms : 8- I T8о i& A il lî If П a- AA t if AA it Л i°-... | |
 | Gustavus Sylvester Kimball - Business mathematics - 1911 - 444 pages
...changing their value. CASE I 162. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. 163. A fraction is reduced to its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other; as, A = f. Example. Reduce M to its lowest terms. Solution. Dividing both terms of the fraction, £f... | |
 | Charles W. Morey - Arithmetic - 1911 - 454 pages
...fraction more quickly by — — = _ dividing both terms by their greatest common 54 -s- 6 ',' factor, 6. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common factor. Change to lowest terms : 2. AM II n le 1 ifr It If I* iJ 3- H 18 it if ii if... | |
 | James A. Lyons - Business mathematics - 1912 - 392 pages
...FRACTIONS 92. Reduction of Fractions consists in changing their form without altering their value. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common divisor. As fractions may be reduced to lower terms by division, they mayt also be reduced... | |
 | George Morris Philips, Robert Franklin Anderson - Arithmetic - 1913 - 444 pages
...process of changing the form of an expression without changing its value. 89. A fraction is said to be in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other. Thus, || when reduced to its lowest terms equals f. 90. A fraction may be reduced to its lowest terms... | |
 | George Morris Philips, Robert Franklin Anderson - Arithmetic - 1913 - 520 pages
...are made smaller numbers. Thus, f is said to be reduced to lower terms when it is changed to \. 88. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common divisor except 1. REDUCTION Reducing Fractions to Higher Terms and to Lower Terms 89.... | |
 | William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1913 - 320 pages
...9. V// to an integer REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS TO LOWEST TERMS 84. A fraction is said to be reduced to lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES Reduce (1) Mf and (2) Jj& to lowest terms. SOLUTIONS (1) (2) 168 -T- 8 = 21 384... | |
 | George E. Mercer, Mabel Bonsall - Arithmetic - 1914 - 324 pages
...Oral. Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other. To reduce a fraction to lowest terms, cancel all the factors common to both of its terms. Reduce to... | |
 | William Aloysius Boylan, Floyd R. Smith - Arithmetic - 1916 - 150 pages
..._^ ^ Dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common factor. , 12. Reduce to lowest terms : T5 10 To § s' "§ "5 AAAA 12 15 TS" TF TS" 9... | |
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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. 
