 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 322 pages
...-f- 5 = & (Art. 143, Rule 2) is the product sought ; ie ?XJ = &- Hence, RULK. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. 2. Multiply T-\ by $. Ans. ,fy. 3. Multiply -& by £. Ans. fy\. 4. Multiply | by TV Ans. -ftV 5. Multiply... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter - Arithmetic - 1864 - 412 pages
...Therefore, ?X|=J|. t RULE. — (I.) Cancel aU the common factors, and then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. •NOTE— Those who prefer, may use the following analysis:— ^x | = | of ij; | of 3 = 1 of 5 times... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Algebra - 1864 - 420 pages
...the RULE. Reduce entire and mixed quantities, if any, to fractional forms. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. When there are common factors in the numerators and denominators, they may be canceled before performing... | |
 | George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 376 pages
...¡¿т", •"*"*• Hence the RULE. To multiply a fraction by a fraction ; — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. EXAMPLES. Multiply 1. \ by f. Ans. ¿. i 4. 2. f by TV 3. |t by f 5- |f by 6- Ш by 7. T8T X Ц = what... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Mrs. Electra Nobles Lincoln Walton - Arithmetic - 1865 - 354 pages
...g-~9= ^, .an«. Hence the BULE. To multiply a fraction by a fraction ; — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. EXAMPLES. Multiply 1. | by f . Ans. ¿. 4. ff by Ц» 2- -f by TV Ля«. Д. 5, ff by 3. !$ by f.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1866 - 328 pages
...Hence, the RULE. I. Reduce entire and mixed quantities to fractional forms. II. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators, for a new denominator, canceling all factors common to the numerator and denominator of the indicated product. EXAMPLES FOR... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1867 - 204 pages
...same as reducing a compound fraction to a sirnple one. In both cases, the numerators are multiplied together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. 3. If a yard of muslin costs $j, how much will £ yard cost? 2. To what is the operation of multiplying... | |
 | Richard Nelson - Arithmetic - 1867 - 304 pages
...| [Note 1, page 82.] . 79. Hence, to multiply a fraction by a fraction, we multiply the numeratort together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. ^X«=jf, which, reduced to its lowest terms=|.* *It will be observed that to multiply by a fraction... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1867 - 148 pages
...fraction, first cancel factors common to any numerator and denominator; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. 2. Whole numbers occurring in a compound fraction must first be reduced to a fractional form, and mixed... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - Algebra - 1868 - 264 pages
...(Art. 93) must be -j- -Z- y = j— bby^ y the product sought. Hence, RULE. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator. NOTE 1. — Common factors in the numerators and denominators may be cancelled before multiplication.... | |
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Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator. 
