 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1840 - 278 pages
...product write the numerator. II. To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the. product by the numerator. III. To divide one fraction by another, — Invert the divisor and multiply together the two upper... | |
 | W. F. Walker - Arithmetic - 1841 - 246 pages
...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. Here we write the numbers which the rule... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1841 - 334 pages
...product by 3, the quotient will be threefourths. Hence the following RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 2. Divide 18 by ft. Ans. 28?. 3. Divide 28 by Jj. Ans. 41&. 4. Divide 27 by ft. Ans. 459. 5. Divide... | |
 | Osman Call - Arithmetic - 1842 - 210 pages
...Ans. 5. Maltiply 84 by -&. Ant. VI. TO DIVIDE A WHOLE NUMBER BY A FRACTION. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 1. Divide 6 by £. 2. Divide 8 by f . 6 8 _2 _4 1 1 J2 3 [ 32 " 12 10f In example first, I wish to... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...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 $9 ? 1 dollar is -J, and 9 dollars is 9 times... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...part ? o Ans. If c is the — part of some number, — will be — bao part of the same number, and £ is _ part of — . aba Arith. Art. XXIV. Hence, to...by the numerator. How many times is f contained in J. Solution. Reducing them to a common denominator, | is f £, and i is J£ . f ± is contained in... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...— part of 'some number, — will be -,6 oo part of the same number, and £ is _ part of — . aoa Arith. Art. XXIV. Hence, to divide a whole number...divide the product by the numerator. How many times is J contained in }• Solution. Reducing them to a common denominator, | is | £-, and J is J§. Jf is... | |
 | Charles WATERHOUSE - Arithmetic - 1844 - 228 pages
...213 12 144 611 5 25 3 0 To carry by a mixed number, Sum the columns of numbers as before, multiplying it by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator of the improper fraction, formed from the mixed number. Add the quotient as before. Divide the remainder... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1844 - 204 pages
...as many times as 91 will contain 3 — 30£ Ans. Hence the following RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 10. Divide 18 by £. Ans. 20f 11. Divide 27 by |£. Ans. 29^. 12. Divide 23 by £. Ans. 92. 13. Divide... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1844 - 208 pages
...as many times as 91 will contain 3 .= 30£ Ans. Hence the following RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 10. Divide 18 by f Ans. 20f. 12. Divide 23 by J. Ans. 92. 13. Divide 5 by |. Ans. 25. 14. Divide 12... | |
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To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 
