 | J L. Ellenberger - 1854 - 338 pages
...9 times less than two wholes, 4 xf = 9 times less than 8, or f . Therefore, to multiply a fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator by the whole number, and divide the product by the denominator. 141. 2nd, to multiply an integer by a fraction. Multiply 8 by?.... | |
 | Education - 1914 - 220 pages
...9. 73%!— 64^. 10. 18^ — 6ft 2 . To Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number. To multiply a fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator by the whole number and place the result over the denominator. Multiply % by 5. Multiply: 1. % by 9. 2. 1%6 by 12. 3. 4. 2%... | |
 | James S. Sweet - Business mathematics - 1907 - 268 pages
...J. What was the total sales for the week ? Multiplication of Fractions 164. To Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number. Multiply the numerator by the whole number and divide the proauct by the denominator. Solve the following : 1. 7 X | = ? 6. 125 X f = ? 2. 9 X | =... | |
 | James William Nicholson - Arithmetic - 1910 - 248 pages
...S. How much is 2 xf ? 4 x $ ? A Find4xf. Ix5^4x.5 4x5 sixths = 20 sixths ^ 6 To multiply a fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator by the'...number, and under the product write the denominator. It will shorten the work to cancel any common factor in the whole number and denominator before multiplying.... | |
 | Charles H. Gleason - Arithmetic - 1910 - 536 pages
...many books? 8 times 3 fourths = how many fourths? SOLUTION : gxf = ^Ц or 6. To multiply a fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator by the whole number and place the product over the denominator. The same result is obtained by taking f of 8. ¿of 8 = 2; |... | |
 | 1914 - 536 pages
...lowest terms equals J. Example: What is the product of 5 times 12? 5X !i=H = 4 A. When a fraction is multiplied by a whole number, multiply the numerator by the whole number, and place the product over the denominator of the given fraction. In the example above, 5 X 13 = 65, and... | |
 | United States - 1918 - 840 pages
...fraction thus obtained is the product. Example: $x3 = f or by analysis \ of f = f. To multiply a fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator by the whole number and divide the product by the denominator, the quotient thus formed is the product. In practice, it is... | |
 | Nels Johann Lennes, Frances Jenkins - Arithmetic - 1920 - 392 pages
...3XMe 8. 5XHe ". 3. 3XK 6. 3XMe 9- 5XKe ". From these examples we get the rule : To multiply a fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator by the whole number and leave the denominator unchanged. Fractions found in this way may need to be made simpler by the method... | |
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Hence, there are TWO ways to multiply a fraction by a whole number :— I. Divide the denominator by the whole number, (when it can be done without a remainder,) and over the quotient write the numerator. — Otherwise, II. Multiply the numerator by the... 
