 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1839 - 356 pages
...dividing the product by 3, the quotient will be threefourths. Hence the following RULE. Multiply ike 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 i- . Ans. 41^. 4. Divide 27 by ^. Ans. 459. 5. Divide... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1839 - 268 pages
...product write the numerator. I 1. 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... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1840 - 326 pages
...in six ; and 18-=-2=9. For dividing a whole number by a fraction, we have then the following rule ; Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the...fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. Ex. 1. Divide 9 by J. Operation, 9x4=36, and 36-^3 = 12, the quotient. 2. Divide 15 by £. Operation,... | |
 | 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
...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. Here we write the numbers which the rule... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1841 - 334 pages
...fourths; and by dividing the 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
...Multiply 45 by ^. Ans. 4. Multiply 75 by f Ans. 5. Maltiply 84 by -&. Ant. VI. TO DIVIDE A WHOLE NUMBER BY A FRACTION. Multiply the whole number by the denominator...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... | |
 | Osman Call - Arithmetic - 1842 - 200 pages
...Ans. 32f 5. Multiply 84 by A. Ans. i VI. TO DIVIDE A WHOLE NUMBER BY A FRACTION. Multiply the whale number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 1. Divide 6 by £. 2. Divide 8 by }. 6 8 _2 _4 1 | 12 3 | 32 12 lOf In example first, I wish to ascertain... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1843 - 340 pages
...and by dividing the 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. 28f. 3. Divide 28 by J|. Ans. 41&. 4. Divide 27 by ,V- Ans. 459. 5. Divide... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...Reduce f|-§f to its lowest terms. Ans. PROBLEM II. To change a Whole or Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and to the product add the numerator ; this sum •written over the denominator will form the fraction... | |
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Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 
