 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1844 - 204 pages
...anal£ X £ = fi — •fa Ans. yzed in the same manner as in compound fractions. Hence the following RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator ; then reduce the fraction to its lowest terms. 32. Multiply I by ft.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1844 - 208 pages
...analJX f — §i — -/a -Aji3- yzed in the same manner as in compound fractions. Hence the following RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator ; then reduce the fraction to its lowest terms. 32. Multiply £ by -ft.... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1845 - 210 pages
...GENERAL BULE. Reduce compound fractions to single ones, and mixed numbers to improper fractions; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. EXAMPLES. 1. Multiply $ by f. Result Д. " **--"-• "- ' *-Л Result £ 4. Multiply 12f by 7§. Result... | |
 | Z. Jones - Arithmetic - 1845 - 58 pages
...3X3=9 (three fourths of 12). Take f of 42. fof81. fof!3. fof21. 6. To take a part of another part, multiply the numerators together for a new numerator and the denominators for a new denominator. Thus £ of ^ is j.. The value of an expression of parts is diminished, by multiplying the denominator.... | |
 | Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1845 - 110 pages
...in what has been commonly called the " rule of three." 136. To multiply vulgar fractions together: Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. (134, 135). The numerator of the multiplicand is the number, (131), to be multiplied by the fraction... | |
 | James Wood - Algebra - 1845 - 442 pages
...the division of its denominator by c. 127. The product of two fractions is found by multiplyingthe numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. Let 7 and - be the two fractions; then -x- = — j. For if о abd bd x = - , and у = - , by multiplying... | |
 | Francis Henney Smith - Arithmetic - 1845 - 710 pages
...greatest common divisor. CASE IV. Y1?* To reduce a compound fraction to its equivalent simple one — RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. EXAMPLE. 1. Reduce j of $ to an equivalent simple fraction. 3X5 4X7="... | |
 | Francis Henney Smith - Arithmetic - 1845 - 300 pages
...greatest common divisor. CASE IV. "77* To reduce a compound fraction to its equivalent simple one — RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. EXAMPLE. 1. Reduce | of ^ to an equivalent simple fraction. 3X5 Here... | |
 | Frederic A. Adams - Arithmetic - 1846 - 230 pages
...usually given in Arithmetics for the multiplication and division of fractions. For Multiplication, multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. For Division, invert the divisor and proceed as in multiplication. Sometimes we wish to find the value... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1873 - 362 pages
...j\. RULE. Multiply by the numerator of the multiplier and divide the \iroduct by its denominator. Or, Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. This rule is general, and applies in the two preceding cases, since a whole number may be written in... | |
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Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. 
