 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 402 pages
...form; and, after cancelling the factors which are common to the numerator and denominator, multiply all the numerators together, for a new numerator, and all the denominators, for a new denominator. 1. Reduce the following compound fractions io simple ones. * of ¿ of|; f of ¿ off; I off off of-fr.... | |
 | Nathan Daboll, David Austin Daboll - Arithmetic - 1849 - 260 pages
...will take 12 such parts to make a whole one ; therefore ^ of -J- is iJj, Answer: RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator, and they will form the fraction required, which reduce to its lowest terms. • EXAMPLES. 1. How much... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1850 - 316 pages
...dollar ? CASE iv. To reduce a compound fraction to a simple, or single fraction. RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a nr.w denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms. When any numerator is equal to... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 pages
...4XpX/5TX0X 11 these common factors, according 0 to the rules of cancellation. RULE. — 1. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator, and then reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, 2. If there are factors in the numerator similar... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1852 - 320 pages
...* ART. 1O4. To reduce Compound Fractions to simple ones RULE. Multiply together all the numerators for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator ; and reduce the resulting fraction to its lowest terms. REMARK. — The word of in the following questions,... | |
 | C W. Thornhill - 1854 - 228 pages
...from -f^ of a year. Ans. 5 mon. 3 wks. 0 dys. 11 hrs. 52^ min. MULTIPLICATION. RTJLE. — Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator, cancelling both numerators and denominators when practicable, according to Case 4, in Reduction. Reduce... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 pages
...*XpX/«X0X 11 these common factors, according 0 to the rules of cancellation. RULE. — 1. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator, and then reduce the fraction to its lowest terms. 2. If there are factors in the numerator similar... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1854 - 192 pages
...Ans. j| MULTIPLICATION OP VULGAR FRACTIONS. Rule. Multiply all the numerators of the given fraction together, for a new numerator, and all the denominators, for a new denominator. JVote.—1t will frequently be necessary to prepare the given terms for the operation by the rules... | |
 | Mathew Wilson - 1854 - 210 pages
...Problem VI. — To reduce a compound fraction to a simple one. RULR : — Multiply all the numerators for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator. Reduce §• of -| of -£$ of f to a simple fraction, f of ^ of -/y of f , cancel by dividing 20 by... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1855 - 186 pages
...terms. Ans. 514^j. 5. To reduce a compound fraction to a sinylc one. RULE. Multiply all the numerators for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator. Reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms by Rule 2. Examples. 25. Reduce § of J of f to a single... | |
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RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms. 
