 To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator have no common factor.  Elementary Algebra - Page 176by George William Myers, George Edward Atwood - 1916 - 338 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Hamblin Smith - Arithmetic - 1878 - 390 pages
...of these subdivisions ; ... ABis%%otAC ............ (2). Comparing (1) and (2), we conclude that 58. A fraction is in its Lowest Terms when the numerator and denominator have no common factor except unity : Thus .J, •£, •££ represent fractions in their lowest terms. To reduce a fraction to... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1879 - 200 pages
...EEDUCTION OF FEACTIONS. 93. Reduction of Fractions is changing their form without altering their value. A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other ; as, -f, f -f- . To EEDUCE A FRACTION TO ITS LOWEST TERMS. EXAMPLE. — Eeduce... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1879 - 398 pages
...always to be understood. Reduction of Fractions. 112. To reduce a Fraction to its Lowest Terms. — A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator contain no common factor; and since the value of a fraction is not changed if we divide both numerator... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1880 - 420 pages
...fraction to lower terms, is changing it to an equivalent fraction whose terms are smaller numbers. 2. A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other; as, f, but not f. PROBLEM. — Reduc3 -|$ to its lowest terms. SOLUTION. —... | |
 | George Ricks - 1881 - 288 pages
...A number which has three digits repeated in the same order is divisible by 7, 11, and 13. NOTE. — A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator have no factor in common. EXERCISES ON REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS. 1. Reduce ffo, yfy, ^^y, and ^^ to their lowest... | |
 | Dennis Heywood - 1884 - 236 pages
...2. Tim 4- 7|M «• 4323J 8. 1ft 10. 44fH To REDUCE A FRACTION TO ITS LOWEST TERMS. DEFINITION. — A Fraction is in its Lowest Terms when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. RULE. — Divide both numerator and denominator by their GCM 1. Tf§S7TQ 6-... | |
 | A G. Blake - 1885 - 218 pages
...numerator and denominator are both divided by the same number, the value of the fraction is not altered. A fraction is IN ITS LOWEST TERMS when the numerator and denominator are prime to one another. If any number will measure both the numerator and the denominator, the fraction... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Algebra - 1888 - 190 pages
...changing their form without changing their value. CASE I. 132. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A Fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. 1. Reduce - to its lowest terms. SOLUTION. Dividing both terms of the fraction... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1889 - 330 pages
...product over this given denominator. SECOND TRANSFORMATION To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. 64. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator contain no common factors. It has been shown, that both terms of a fraction may be divided by the same... | |
 | Charles Austin Hobbs - Arithmetic - 1889 - 366 pages
...same number does not change the value of the fraction. EEDUCTION OF FRACTIONS TO LOWEST TERMS. 26. A fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. I. Reduce -- to its lowest terms. lj... _ 27 _ 3 Since dividing both numerator... | |
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