 To reduce an improper fraction to a whole, or mixed number. Example. — Reduce 'T'J to a whole, or mixed number. Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator...  Adam's New Arithmetic - Page 49by Daniel Adams - 1845 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Daniel Adams - 1839 - 268 pages
...'" the denominator, 4, (= the number of Ans. 6f oranges. parts in 1 orange,) will give the number of whole oranges. Hence, To reduce an improper fraction...the whole or mixed number. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 5. A man, spending £ of a dollar a day, in 83 days would spend ^ of a dollar ; how many dollars would... | |
 | Joseph Stockton - Arithmetic - 1839 - 218 pages
...Reduce 514— to an improper fraction. *jys 5. Reduce 68425| to an improper fraction. »73_7oa Case 3. To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed...numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the answer required. jVofc. This case and case 2, prove each other. EXAMPLE. 1. Reduce 3~ to its proper... | |
 | Jason M. Mahan - Arithmetic - 1839 - 312 pages
...whose denominator shall be 41. Ans. SS6T9CASE IV. To reduce an improper fraction to its equivalent whole, or mixed number. RULE. Divide the numerator...the denominator — the quotient will be the whole number ; and if there be a remainder, it will be the numerator to the given denominator. Examples.... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1839 - 220 pages
...equal to 148^ ? Ans. 12» What improper fraction is equal to 225f ? Ans. S» PROBLEM III. To change an Improper Fraction to a Whole or Mixed Number. RULE. Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the value of the fraction. EXAMPLES. 1 . In 4-^ of a dollar, how many dollars... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 pages
...till they can be no longer divided by any whole number, when the fraction will be in its lowest terms. To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. Rule. To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Rule. Multiply the whole number by the denominator... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1840 - 278 pages
...the denominator, 4, (= the number of Ans. 6£ oranges. parts in 1 orange,) will give the number of whole oranges. Hence, To reduce an improper fraction...the whole or mixed number. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 5. A man, spending £ of a dollar a day, in 83 days would spend -^ of a dollar ; how many dollars would... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1840 - 436 pages
...will be in its lowest terms. Example. Reduce J$ff- to its lowest terms. Thus |fHs=ifH=:&=lW Answer. To reduce an Improper Fraction to a Whole, or Mixed,...by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number, and the remainder (if any) the numerator of the fraction, having the divisor for the denominator.... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1840 - 316 pages
...shall be 9. Ans. V2. 12. Reduce 16 to a fraction whose denominator shall be 12. Ans. Iff. CASE 3d. — To REDUCE AN IMPROPER FRACTION TO A WHOLE OR MIXED...Divide the numerator by the denominator; the quotient wilt be the whole number. If there be any remainder, place it over the denominator at the right of... | |
 | Richard W. Green - Arithmetic - 1840 - 300 pages
...87ths ? Ans. i-Vr117. In 327j| of a hogshead, how many j'j of a hogsJiead ? 4ns. lili. *• CASE III. To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed...RULE — Divide the numerator by the denominator. 1. In -9j7-, how many whole ones ? There are as many whole ones as there are collections of 4 4 )97... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1840 - 326 pages
...denominator shall be 12. Ans. *J=TJ*. CASE 3d. — To REDUCE AN IMPROPER FRACTION TO A WHOLE OR MUM) NUMBER. RULE. — Divide the numerator by the denominator; the quotient will be the whole number. If there be any remainder, place it over the denominator at the right of the whole number.... | |
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