| Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 402 pages
...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.... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 pages
...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 to those... | |
| 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,... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 pages
...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 to those... | |
| 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... | |
| C W. Thornhill - 1854 - 228 pages
...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... | |
| 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... | |
| Samuel Alsop - Algebra - 1856 - 152 pages
...FRACTIONS. RULE. § 33. Reduce mixed numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator. If any factor is found, both in a numerator and denominator, it may be cancelled before multiplying.... | |
| Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1834 - 340 pages
...Iv. To reduce a compound fraction to a sim ple, or single fraction. RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new deniminator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms. When any numerator is equal to any denominator,... | |
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