 | Michael Walsh - 1838 - 346 σελίδες
...192 24 3 1 = — = — = — the answer. 576 72 9 3 3. Reduce £f£ to its lowest terms. Ans. f . II. To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole numbers by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator for a new numerator,... | |
 | George Willson - 1838 - 194 σελίδες
...Ans. ^ . 5. In 13 feet, how many ^ of a foot? Ans. ^6III. To reduce a mixed number to an equivalent fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator, and the sum will form the numerator of the fraction required. 1 . What fraction... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1839 - 268 σελίδες
...16 dollars, or the whole number. 5 = 12ths contained in the fraction. 197 = Jj^, the answer. Hence, To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction,...the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1839 - 220 σελίδες
...lowest terms. Arts. A-. 11. Reduce f|f| to its lowest terms. Ans. f. PROBLEM II. To change a Whole or Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction. RULE. Multiply...whole number by the denominator of the fraction and to the product add the numerator ; this sum written over the denominator will form the fraction required.... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 σελίδες
...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 and add the numerator to the product, under which place the given denominator. To reduce a compound... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - 1839 - 300 σελίδες
...measure. 3. Reduce each of the following fractions to its lowest terms. CASE II. To reduce a whole number to an improper fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the proposed denominator, and the product will be the numerator. When the quantity to be reduced is a mixed... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1839 - 356 σελίδες
...fifths ; to which, if we add 3 fifths, the amount will be 88 fifths. Hence we deduce the following RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator, and place their sum over the denominator of the fraction. 8. Reduce... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1840 - 278 σελίδες
...dollars, or the whole number. 5 = 12 tits contained in the fraction. 197 = JjSf, the answer. Hence, To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction,...the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1840 - 436 σελίδες
...the divisor for the denominator. Example. Reduce V¥* to a whole, or mixed, number. 12)114 Answer. To reduce a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction, Rule. Multiply the whole number by the demominator, and add the numerator to the product, under which place the given denominator. Example.... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - 1840 - 326 σελίδες
...thirds in six ; and 18-=-2=9. For dividing a whole number by a fraction, we have then the following rule ; Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator. Ex. 1. Divide 9 by J. Operation, 9x4=36, and 36-^3 = 12, the quotient.... | |
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Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator. 
