 | Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard - Arithmetic - 1830 - 304 pages
...| are in V, 9 times. Ans. Hence, 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. 11. Divide 24 by 'f. It is best to reduce the Fraction to its lowest terms, ff.=-f- Ans. 2T"=28. 12.... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1830 - 294 pages
...product write the numerator. 11. To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the nrnnera tor. -•-.. ', \ III. To divide oneJ&Ktian %" another, — Invert the divisor, and multiply... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1831 - 276 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... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...dollars. Hence, 226. To divide a whole number by a fraction. RULE. — Multiply the number to be divided by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE. 2. In 7 shillings, how many times £ of a shilling ? Ans. Y3. In 17 bushels... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
...dollars. Hence, 226. To divide a whole number by a fraction. RULE. — Multiply the numher to he divided by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE. 2. In 7 shillings, how many times £ of a shilling ? Ans. Y3. In 17 bushels... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1833 - 268 pages
...product write the numerator. 11. 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... | |
 | George Willson - Arithmetic - 1836 - 202 pages
...3. Divide-]^ by 4. Ans. if . II. To divide a whole number by a fraction. RULE. Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. 1. Divide 8by|. 8X4 32 ~3~=T Ans, To understand the principle of this operation : — had the divisor... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...much greater than the dividend as the fraction is less than a unit, or 1. RULE. Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. Operation. 3X3=$9 Ans. As 6, the dividend, is to be mulj 3 tiplied by 3, the denominator of the —... | |
 | Peirpont Edward Bates Botham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 252 pages
...23472 OBS. When the divisor is a proper fraction, as f, -f, -f, &c. RULE : — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. EXAMPLE. OPERATIC*". Divide 28 by 4 4)140" 35 Ans. Exercises for the Slate. Divide 1 3 by $ ,4n*. 18$... | |
 | Luther Ainsworth - Arithmetic - 1837 - 306 pages
...before. Q. How do you divide by a simple fraction, only, as J, f , f , J, &.c. A. Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator, and the quotient will be the answer. (1) (2) Divide 4846 by 4J Divide 5670 by 3f Operation 4846 Operation... | |
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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. 
