 | Warren Colburn - 1844 - 280 σελίδες
...oad ad ad b . cbcbc past of — - . 4ns. — . ft* . ad 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... | |
 | William Scott - 1844 - 568 σελίδες
...numerator of the dividend by the divisor. 2d. To divide an integer by a fractional expression : multiply the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and divide the product by its numerator. 3d. To divide one fractional expression by another : multiply the dividend by the reciprocal... | |
 | Charles WATERHOUSE - 1844 - 228 σελίδες
...inverted, is because it is supposed to be written under the dividend, and then removed by multiplying the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. Questions. — How do you proceed... | |
 | Euclid, James Thomson - 1845 - 382 σελίδες
...f is multiplied by 4 (according to No. 8), and divided by 5 (according to No. 9). 13. To divide one fraction by another, multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, to find the numerator of the quotient ; and, to find its denominator, multiply the denominator of the... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1845 - 310 σελίδες
...Divide 6 by 2. Ans. As I is contained in 6 42 times, 2 will be contained 21 times. That is, We multiply the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and divide the product by the numerator. When the dividend is a fraction, the result may be obtained by the following RULE. To divide... | |
 | James Morrison (accountant.) - 1845 - 324 σελίδες
...multiplication. (2.) Q. How do you divide a whole number from a fraction? A. I multiply the whole number by the denominator of the divisor, and divide the product by the numerator. (3.) Q. How do you divide a fraction by a whole number? A. I multiply the denominator by... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - 1846 - 266 σελίδες
...Multiply numerator by numerator, and denominator by denominator. To divide a fraction by a fraction,— Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, for a numerator; and multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor, for... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 402 σελίδες
...mixed numbers ? Upon what principle does the method of dividing a fraction by a fraction, depend ? Why multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, &c. ? Why invert the divisor ? 25. Divide 74 by 2£. 26. Divide 13£ by f . 28. Divide ff by i1. Ans.... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 362 σελίδες
...the dividend, divided by the numerator of the divisor, will give the true quotient. Now multiplying the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor, is in effect reducing the two fractions... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 354 σελίδες
...mixed numbers ? Upon what principle does the method of dividing a fraction by a fraction, depend I Why multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, &c. ? Why invert the divisor ? B SS 1 3 1 40. After inverting the divisor, the operation of dividing... | |
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Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor... 
