 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1860 - 180 pages
...how old was his wife ? LESSON XIV. REMARK. — By inspecting Lessons 8th and 10th, we observe, that dividing' both numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number, does not alter its value. Hence to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms, we may divide both numerator and denominator... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1860 - 158 pages
...multiplies and divides the fraction by that number, and, therefore, does not alter its value. 8th. Dividing both numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number, both divides and multiplies the fraction by that number, and, therefore, does not alter ita value.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Mental arithmetic - 1860 - 164 pages
...number greater than 1 will divide both its numerator and denominator, without a remainder. Dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number, does not alter the value of the fraction. 52. Reduce -fa and T\ to their lowest terms. 53. Reduce -fv and ^... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1860 - 388 pages
...both multiplies and divides the fraction by that number, and, therefore, does not alter its value. 4. Dividing both numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number both divides and multiplies the fraction by that number, and, therefore, does not alter its value.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1861 - 338 pages
...only the form of the fraction, while the value expressed remains the same. Therefore, Dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction. RULE. — Divide the numerator and denominator by any number greater... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1863 - 350 pages
...are 3 times 3^;, which are « ij- Therefore, oto. SOLUTION 2n. — Since, by Prop. V., multiplying both numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number does not change its value, we multiply both terms by the number which will give the required denominator, which we... | |
 | John Groesbeck - Arithmetic - 1868 - 350 pages
...numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. 33. Multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same...number does not change the value of the fraction. 34. Multiplying the numerator, or dividing the denominator, of a fraction multiplies the fraction.... | |
 | John Groesbeck - Arithmetic - 1868 - 358 pages
...numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. 33. Multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same...number does not change the value of the fraction. 34. Multiplying the numerator, or dividing the denominator, of a fraction multiplies the fraction.... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1869 - 332 pages
...2X3X3 — 3 18 — 18-1-6 — 3 30 ~~ fxTxT6 ~ 5' ,°r 30 ~~ 30 -5- 6 ~~ 5ISinoe dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value expressed (Art. 141), we divide both terms by the prime factors common to them, by canceling, anil... | |
 | John Groesbeck - Business mathematics - 1871 - 370 pages
...numerator being the dividend, and the denominator the divisor. 33. Multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same...number does not change the value of the fraction. 34. Multiplying the numerator, or dividing the denominator, of a fraction multiplies the fraction.... | |
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Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. 
