 | Thomas Keith - Arithmetic - 1822 - 354 pages
...denominator. Thus, :'! — •;. Prop. 4. To reduce a mixed number to it» equivalent improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator ; tiiis sum, written above the denominator, will form the frac,tion required. Prop, 5. To reduce an... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 616 pages
...|, CASE II. To Redufe a Mixed Number to its Equivalent Improper Fraction, * MULTIPLY the integer or whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator ; then set that sum above the denominator for the fraction required, EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 23f to a fraction,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 308 pages
...above. To reduce a mixed number to its equivalent improper fraction. Rule. — Multiply the integer by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator. The sum is the numerator of the improper fraction sought, and is placed above the given denominator.... | |
 | John Penrose (teacher of arithmetic.) - Arithmetic - 1824 - 320 pages
...easier If the divisor be an integer with a fraction annexed thereto, commonly called a mixed number. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator for a new divisor, multiply also the given dividend by the same denominator, which will produce a new... | |
 | Henry Jackson - Arithmetic - 1824 - 172 pages
...nber ti an improper fraction. 1. Q,. /fflsr do you reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. A. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add Ihe numerator for. a new numerator, under which place the denominator.. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 25-J to... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1825 - 336 pages
...CASE III. To reduce a mixed quantity to an improper fraction. KULE. •' Multiply the integral part by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator, when it is affirmative, or subtract it when negative ; then the result, placed over the denominator,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1825 - 608 pages
...Rules and Cases. CASF CASE I. To reduce a Mixed Quantity to an Improper Fraction. Mui TIVLV the integer by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numeiator, or connect it with its proper sign, t or — ; then the denominator being set under this... | |
 | William Slocomb - 1828 - 160 pages
...6. Reduce -f^- to its lowest terms. Ans.' J. j II. To reduce a mixed numder to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator, for a new numerator, and place it over the denominator. Note. Any whole number may be reduced to an... | |
 | Augustus De Morgan - Algebra - 1830 - 160 pages
...•§- is V ; that is, 6 + A, or, as it is usually written, 6|-, is 6 -/ . The rule in this case is, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator of the fraction. The sum will be the numerator of the result, and the denominator of the fraction will... | |
 | Thomas Conkling (W.) - Arithmetic - 1831 - 302 pages
...will be the numerator to the given denominator. 3. When the whole number has a fraction annexed to it, multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and, to the product, add the numerator for a new numerator; which place over the denominator of the fraction. EXAMPLES. , 1. Reduce, or make... | |
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To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator. 
