 | W. F. Walker - Arithmetic - 1841 - 246 pages
...72. Ans. ?&. (9.) Divide « by 856. • . Ans. T^. § 82. 1. CASE XIV. To divide a whole number by a fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator, 2. Illustration. Divide 9 by f . •»-H= 1 0 3 5 15==-y=15.... | |
 | Commissioners of National Education in Ireland - 1842 - 160 pages
...Tieduce the following fractions to whole or mixed numbers : 6. »{5» 9. 'Js 12. Case II — To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE — Multiply...the whole number by the denominator of the fraction ; add the numerator, and under the product place the enominator. EXAMPLE.— Reduce the mixed num-... | |
 | mrs. Henry Ayres - Arithmetic - 1843 - 470 pages
...12. Reduce .^f^g to its lowest terms. 13. Reduce .£f to its lowest terms. CASE III. — To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Rule. —...the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add in the numerator, and beneath this sum place the denominator, and you will have the fraction... | |
 | John Darby (teacher of mathematics.) - 1843 - 236 pages
...its lowest terms. Ans. |* 1 3. Simplify -fri-f- as much as possible, Ans. J CASE II. — To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE.— Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fractional part, to the product add the numerator, and place the denominator under the sum, for the... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...dollar per pound, what will 11lb. raisins come to ? Ans. $J PROBLEM VI. To divide a Whole Number by a fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. EXAMPLES. 1. How many times is f of a dollar contained in... | |
 | John Martin (of Kincardine.) - 1843 - 120 pages
...denominator. To reduce a mixed number to the form of a fraction,— RULE Multiply the whole number or integer by the denominator of the fraction ; to the product add the numerator ; the sum is the numerator, under which place the denominator of the fraction. Ex. 1. Reduce 5$ to... | |
 | Charles WATERHOUSE - Arithmetic - 1844 - 228 pages
...other continually, for a common denominator, which ii but another method of the preceding. 5. To ndwx a mixed number to an improper fraction, RULE. —...of the fraction, to the product add the numerator of the fraction ; this sum, placed over the given denominator, will form the fraction required. EXAMPLES.... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 356 pages
...do I use ? Ans. CASE II. § 9O- To reduce a mixed number to its equivalent .mproper fraction. RU1E. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction ; to the product add the numerator, and place the sum over the given denominator. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 4^ to its equivalent improper fraction.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1844 - 208 pages
...fifths, which should be expressed -jT3 thus, ^. And this fraction, by definition —5 2d, on page 76, is an improper fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator, and pla'ce their sum over the denominator of the fraction. 7.... | |
 | William Watson (of Beverley.) - 1845 - 188 pages
...Ans. 6. Reduce *// to its proper terms. Ans. 7. Reduce T^3T6 to its proper terms. Ans. . To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. —...the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator ; under which place the denominator. EXAMPLE. 1. Reduce 5\ to... | |
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To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator. 
