 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1869 - 348 pages
...much : £ of f is j^, (Art. 180), »-, aud 5 times ^ is H — f : hence, 0 **=§* * 5 8 6=1Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator and the denominators together for a new denominator. NOTFS. — 1. When the multiplier is less than 1, we do not take the whole of the multiplicand, but... | |
 | John Barker Smith - Pharmacy - 1870 - 238 pages
...whole number, as 4=12-7-3. MULTIPLICATION. The product of several fractions is obtained by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. Ex. — Multiply one-half by two-thirds : ^ x .§-=.§. or i, or equal to £ of £. Here it is evident... | |
 | John Groesbeck - Business mathematics - 1871 - 370 pages
...101376 " " 8. 12672 " " 1. 237600— prouuct by 18}. 24. To multiply a fraction by a fraction. RULE. — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. 2. Multiply i by 76T. 3. " 1f ". |. .1 « 7 « ia 1. Multiply | by f 5 X 7 =35 Ans. 25. To divide by... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1871 - 350 pages
...multiply J by £ is to take £ of the multiplicand, J- (Art. 154). Now, to obtain J of £, we simply multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together ibr a new denominator (Art. 138). Therefore, Multiplying one fraction by another is the same as reducing... | |
 | Charles W. Merrifield - Arithmetic - 1872 - 332 pages
...The reasoning is evidently general, and hence we get the rule that to multiply two fractions we must multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...denominators together for a new denominator. Thus £ x|=ff; £ xf=**s— S, since we may divide out the 6. A fraction of a fraction implies the multiplication... | |
 | John Groesbeck - 1872 - 374 pages
...101376 " " 8. 12672 " " 1. 237600— product by 18}. 24. To multiply a fraction by a fraction. RULE. — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. 1. Multiply | by f 2X4 = 5 X 7=35 Ans. 2. Multiply i by TfiT. 3. 4. 1 8 « ~3~ 4' if 25. To divide... | |
 | Euclid - Geometry - 1872 - 284 pages
...the difference between dx and d* b — cb + i 2rfc* 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... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - History - 1872 - 336 pages
...or -J-. This rule is therefore deduced, that a fraction is multiplied by a fraction by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator and the denominators together for a new denominator. The product should always be reduced to its lowest terms. Division of Fractions.— The teacher should... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - Teaching - 1872 - 340 pages
...— or ~. This rule is therefore deduced, that a fraction is multiplied by a fraction by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator and the denominators together for a new denominator. The product should always be reduced to its lowest terms. Division of Fractions. — The teacher should... | |
 | George Nixon Comer - Accounting - 1873 - 182 pages
...and f = ^f, and subtracting 9 frim 10, we have ^. Fractions arc multiplicd together by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the...denominators together for a new denominator. Thus, to multiply^ by J, we have £xf -M=TTTby resolving the 8 into 2X4, and cancelling the 2's. In the multiplication... | |
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Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. 
