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It was shown in Arithmetic, Art. XXII, that a common denominator may frequently be found much smaller than that produced by the above rule. This is much more easily done in algebra than in arithmetic.

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Here the denominators will be alike, if each be multiplied by all the factors in the others not common to itself. If the first be multiplied by e g, the second by c2g, and the third by bce, each becomes b c e g. Then each numerator must be multiplied by the same quantity by which its denominator was multiplied, that the value of the fractions may not be altered. The fractions then become aeg cbe eg

c2 dg ebcf

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The answer is aeg + c2 dg+bce f

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But if they are reduced to a common denominator, the numerators may be subtracted.

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XIX. Division of whole numbers by Fractions, and Fractions by

Fractions.

How many times is contained in 7?

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is contained in 7, 35 times, and is contained as many times; that is, 35 or 11 times.

2. How many times is contained in a?

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is contained in a, 8 a times, and is contained as many times; that is, .

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3. How many times is contained in c?

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Arith. Art. XXIV.

Hence, to divide a whole number by a fraction, multiply it by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numera

tor.

How many times is contained in

Solution. Reducing them to a common denominator, is 24, and is 2. 4 is contained in 3 as many times as 24 is contained in 35; that is, 3 or 14}.

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Hence, to divide a fraction by a fraction, multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.

Or more generally, when the divisor is a fraction, multiply the dividend (whether whole number or fraction) by the divisor inverted. Arith. Arts. XXIII. and XXIV.

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