...denominator by 2. 4,=4,^f=f. To change f to -J, we multiply both the numerator and denominator b 2. = Multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction. 300 FOURTH GRADE THIRDS AND SIXTHS The drawing will help you answer...

...of lines, circles, squares, rectangles, etc. In this manner the pupil should be led to discover that multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value, and by properly choosing the number to multiply by, fractions may be reduced to those...

...multiplier in the three commonly used types: 2/3 of $3.50, 1/2 of 7 3/8, 4 3/8 tines $3.25. stress: that multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value. In the multiplication of nixed numbers change small mixed numbers to improper fractions....

...By means of a number of such short, simple examples, the class is led to deduce the principle that, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction. Then, the converse can be shown. To obtain J/ from J- it is necessary to...

....0180 .0256 — .0256 .5 = .5000 Again have full explanation given, applying the general principle, " Multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value," and discovering that decimal fractions in^decimal form are made similar by annexing...

...42, the required denominator, is 6 7 X 6 42 times as large as 7, the given denominator, and, since multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value, (Art. 162,) we multiply both terms of } by 6, which gives ||, the fraction required....

...Thus in reviewing fractions in the eighth grade the pupils, although they have known for years that multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction, are interested in considering why this is true. The Teacher's Function....