| Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1844 - 394 pages
...foregoing theorem we infer the following general rule for the multiplication of fractions. RULE. 1. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. 2. Reduce the resulting fraction to its lowest terms. EXAMPLES. 1. Multiply by . . . *y 46 * 7o2d 46... | |
| James Bates Thomson - Algebra - 1844 - 266 pages
...part of a is -. This taken 3 times is -+-+-=^. 4444 130. Hence, to multiply a fraction by a fraction, Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. « IJT i.. i 3o • . (/ • Sir/ 1. Multiply—into Ans. c 1m 2cm 2. Multiply g±J into 4 *. . 1 -... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1844 - 208 pages
...— §i — -/a -Aji3- yzed in the same manner as in compound fractions. Hence the following RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator ; then reduce the fraction to its lowest terms. 32. Multiply £ by -ft. Ans. &. OPERATION. CANCELLED.... | |
| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...6 dod bd o times as much, tliat is, ^. oa Hence, <o multiply one fraction by another, multiply tJie numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. Arith. Art. XVII. 2a'by *. 4 » 2 a * 28. Multiply 24. Multiply 25. Multiply 2G. What is 27. What is... | |
| Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel - Algebra - 1845 - 308 pages
...not involving q. Hence, we find -X-= — , or this ba bd RULE. To multiply one fraction by another, multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. 120. The last operation to be performed on fractions is division, which we will now examine. Beginning,... | |
| Francis Henney Smith - Arithmetic - 1845 - 300 pages
...common divisor. CASE IV. "77* To reduce a compound fraction to its equivalent simple one — RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. EXAMPLE. 1. Reduce | of ^ to an equivalent simple fraction. 3X5 Here we multiply the numerators 3 and... | |
| Francis Henney Smith - Arithmetic - 1845 - 710 pages
...common divisor. CASE IV. Y1?* To reduce a compound fraction to its equivalent simple one — RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. EXAMPLE. 1. Reduce j of $ to an equivalent simple fraction. 3X5 4X7=" ^ Here we multiply the numerators... | |
| James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 354 pages
...denominator. (Art. 123.) Operation. fx]|=T65, or f. Ans. Hence, 1 35. To multiply a fraction by a fraction. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. OBs. It will be seen that the process of multiplying one fraction by another, is precisely the same... | |
| James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 362 pages
...(Art. 123.) Solution. — Ixl =-fsi or £• Ans. Hence, 135. To multiply a fraction by a fraction. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator...and the denominators together for a new denominator. OBS. It will be seen that the process of multiplying one fraction by another, is precisely the same... | |
| Euclides - 1846 - 272 pages
...2... Find the difference between -. and — 6 — co + c Ans ." MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS. RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator; but if the numerator of one, and denominator of the other, can be divided by a quantity common to both,... | |
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