 Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.  Elementary Algebra - Page 175by George William Myers, George Edward Atwood - 1916 - 338 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...taken, the value of the fraction will be 4 times as great. 5. Multiplying both numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. . Since multiplying the numerator multiplies the value of the fraction, and multiplying the denominator... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 528 pages
...both terms of a ratio by any number does not change its value. For, o : e equals the fraction — and multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. CASE I. 725. To find the value of a, simple ratio. 1. What is the ratio of 12 to 18 ? SOLUTION.... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 418 pages
...Smallest, or Lowest Terms when its numerator and denominator have no common divisor. 161. PRINCIPLE. — Dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change tlie value of the fraction. WRITTEN EXERCISES. 162. 1. Change ff to an equivalent fraction expressed... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1877 - 350 pages
...result is T65; in T«j there are twice as many parts as in |, but they are only one-half as large. 6. Dividing both, terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. Thus, if both terms of Д be divided by 2, the result will be f; in f there are only one-half... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...its Lowest Terms, when ita numerator and denominator are prime to each other. 235. PRINCIPLES. — Dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. 1. How many fourths are equal to -^ ? ff ? J$ ? 2. Reduce ^ to fifths ; £| to eighths.... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1877 - 430 pages
...principles : 5°. Multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value. 6°. Dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value. REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS. 66. Reduction is the operation of changing the form of a number... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 438 pages
...of the fraction will be 4 times as great. 5. Multiplying both numerator and denominator ofafrac'ion by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. Since multiplying the numerator multiplies the value of the fraction, and multiplying the denominator... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 348 pages
...their lowest terms. 14. Reduce -}|, £f, ff, |f to their lowest terms. PRINCIPLE. — The division of both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. WRITTEN PROBLEMS. 1. Keduce Ц-f to its lowest terms. SOLUTION. Explanation. — Dividing... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 176 pages
...their lowest terms. 13. Reduce £f , f-|, |f to their lowest terms. PRINCIPLE. — The division of both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. Thus, if both terms of the fraction T\, equal to |-, be divided by 6, the quotient is \.... | |
 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1878 - 266 pages
...many equal parts as there are units in the number by which they are multiplied. PKIN. III.—Dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction ; thus, 9-^3 3 12-=-3 4 The amount expressed by the 9 in the numerator or the 12 in the denominator... | |
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