| James William Nicholson - Arithmetic - 1885 - 248 pages
...Multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction. 2°. Dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction. EXPLANATION. — Can 24 be written thus: 6 fours? Thus: 12 twos? Are... | |
| Oscar James Beale - Gearing - 1886 - 152 pages
...expressed in smaller numbers is nearest in value to -i^? Dividing the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. Dividing both Conaupnleue'dterinS of lYf bJ 29' we have 65^ Or, what is the same thing expressed as... | |
| Waite A. Schoemaker - Arithmetic - 1887 - 454 pages
...i ^ ' ' Dividing both terras of the fraction by the same number has what effect upon the fraction ? Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by...number does not change the value of the fraction. 6. Reduce to lowest terms -at sight : „ 16/ ., 412/ i IS/ m 76/ a. /64 e. /sS4 i. /24 m. /200 SO/... | |
| New York (State). Department of Public Instruction - 1887 - 268 pages
...Auburn. ARITHMETIC— ONE HOUB. 1. From 8043 subtract 5768, and explain the operation. 2. Show that dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. 3. Show that in multiplication of decimal fractions, the product must contain as many decimal... | |
| Edward Richard Shaw - Examinations - 1887 - 360 pages
...denominator divides the value of the fraction. Multiplying or dividing both numerator and denominator by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. 62. It is equal to the sign of multiplication. 63. | X $. Multiply f by 5 by multiplying numerator... | |
| William Henry Dooley - Arithmetic - 1917 - 388 pages
...to each other. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. Dividing the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. Tlie process of dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by a number common to both may... | |
| Samuel Hamilton - Arithmetic - 1917 - 406 pages
...££ 10. |f 3. 5. •>• 9- uWritten Work 1. Change £| to lowest terms. .. ,, „ „ „ ^ n Since dividing both terms of a fraction — = — ;—'"* = — by the same number does not change its 24-5-3 8 8-S-2 4 value, divide both terms by 3 and both Or terms of the resulting fraction by 2,... | |
| George Hervey Hallett, Robert Franklin Anderson - Algebra - 1917 - 432 pages
...unchanged ; that is, we may write em_u. (6) bm b From identities (5) and (6) we have the following principle : . Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number (zero excepted) does not change its value. Note. The denominator of a fraction cannot be zero. The... | |
| Samuel Hamilton - Arithmetic - 1917 - 312 pages
...must both terms of -f$ be divided to change it to the equal fraction -jt ? Is ^ in its lowest terms ? Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number doe» not change its value. 5. Read in lowest terms at sight : î; &•' *; Î; if; i&; *; 2; A; A;... | |
| John Charles Stone, James Franklin Millis - Arithmetic - 1917 - 352 pages
...old, and denoted by a denominator 4 times as large. Thus, ^ = -^ ; f = Y82 ' e^CThus it is seen that : Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number changes the form of the fraction but not its value. Reduce to lowest terms : 1- |1- *• II2. 3. 5.... | |
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