 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1828 - 238 pages
...multiply a fraction hy a fraction, or to change a compound fraction to a tingle one. RULE. — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE. (56) £. A man owning i of a farm, sold $ of his share; what... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1829 - 196 pages
...than two fractions into one another. Hence, 121. To multiply FRACTIONS hy FRACTIONS, RULE. Multiply the NUMERATORS together for a NEW NUMERATOR, and the DENOMINATORS together for a NEW DENOMINATOR. Ex. lf Xf X |=fi=f. 2. }X4Xt=i!J=f. 1%%. A COMPOUND FRACTION is a fraction OF a fraction.... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1829 - 284 pages
...is, *L£. 6rf That is, -LX -?- = £f . a 6 6« Hence, <o multiply one fraction by another, multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denomina 23. Multiply -.tor. Arit,h. A 2« , b by . . 3c 2/n C c ;/i 24. Multiply 25. Multiply... | |
 | George Peacock - Algebra - 1830 - 732 pages
...(2 + .r) 0 -3«) ' 3 _ 3j. _ 1— j? 1 — x — or ~ a — — 5- x -^— = — 7 — , multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. ,.„. (42) a + b a + b a — b 2(aA) a — b ~~ multiplying the numerator of the... | |
 | John Bayley (fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.) - Algebra - 1830 - 428 pages
...(=-rr) , for -£jx 3 = |4, as nas been jiftt shewn. One Fraction is multiplied by another by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. Thus, fx |= '}£ = !. For | x 5 = l-/ ; but since the multiplier (5) is here 6 times... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1831 - 286 pages
...illustrations we derive the following Q. Him do you proceed to multiply one fraction by another f A. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator ; and the denominators together for a new denominator. ftote.- If the fraction be a mixed number, reduce it to an improper fraction, then... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Algebra - 1831 - 354 pages
...by multiplying the numerator. We have then the following rule : 155. To MULTIPLY FRACTIONS, MULTIPLY THE NUMERATORS TOGETHER, FOR A NEW NUMERATOR, AND THE DENOMINATORS TOGETHER, FOR A NEW DENOMINATOR. .,,,,,, 36 . d ,, , 3bd Ex. 1. Multiply — into- — Product- — c 2m 2cm . , .... | |
 | William Grier - Mechanical engineering - 1832 - 366 pages
...of one-half inch, which is one-eighth. The product £ is obtained by this simple process : multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator; the new fraction will be the product. That this is true in general may be shown by... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
...multiply a fraction 6j[ a fraction, or to change a compound fraction to a single one. RrLE. — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE (56). 2. A man owning £ of a farm, sold £ of his share ;... | |
 | Oliver A. Shaw - Arithmetic - 1832 - 108 pages
...find what f of yV amounts to. For this purpose we are very properly directed by the books to multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator; thus yVX|=a\ =yV ; that is, 3 times 1 equals 3, and 4 times 12 equals 48. And the... | |
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Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator. 
