 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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,...and the 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | David White Goodrich - Ready-reckoners - 1873 - 220 pages
...of fractions are much simpler, requiring no reduction to a common denominator. For Multiplication, multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. For Division, invert the divisor and proceed as in multiplication. Let us perform all these operations... | |
 | Joseph W. Wilson - Algebra - 1873 - 268 pages
...xy * *» + * SECTION XXXVII. Multiplication of Fractions. THE process is the same as in arithmetic. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator, cancelling common factors of any numerator and any denominator. By such cancellation, the result will... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1856 - 400 pages
...(Art. 108), these 3 cases may all be performed by this N GENERAL RULE FOR MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS. • Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator,...and the denominators together for a new denominator. Multiply I by 1 5 X 3 = T'5 Ans. DEMONSTRATION. — We can attach no other idea to the product of 4... | |
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Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. 
