 | 582 páginas
...three times greater than ^, f three times greater than J, and so on for any other fraction. III. — To divide a fraction by a whole number: divide the numerator or multiply the denominator. From the precedingMt will readily appear that one-third of f is §; for by dividing the numerator of... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1852 - 316 páginas
...contain either 2, 3, or 4, but it may be divided into either 2, 3, or 4 equal parts, as -|, -§-, |. 10. To divide a fraction by a whole number. — Divide...otherwise directed. 12. When 3 bushels of oats cost § of a dollar, how many eighths will buy one bushel? A. $|. 13. Divide |- by 5;— by 7 ;— by 1,1.... | |
 | William Scott - 1854 - 232 páginas
...preceding example. d. These abridged processes of division are described in the following rules. I. To divide a fraction by a whole number: — Divide the numerator or multiply the denominator of the dividend by the divisor. II. To divide a whole number by a fraction : — Multiply the dividend... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1856 - 334 páginas
...cannot contain either 2, 3, or 4, but it may be divided into either 2, 3, or 4 equal parts, as \, 5, J. 10. To divide a fraction by a whole number. —...dollar, how many eighths will buy one bushel? ' A. 9i. 13. Divide f by 5;— byT;— by 11. A. J; £•; &. 14. Divide T6^- by 27, and fff by 45. A. 15.... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 434 páginas
...WHOLE NUMBER. — Multiply the numerator or divide the denominator of the fraction by the whole number. To DIVIDE A FRACTION BY A WHOLE NUMBER. — Divide the numerator or multiply the denominator of the fraction by the whole number. ADDITION OF FRACTIONS. — Proceed exactly as in reducing to a... | |
 | Lewis Sergeant - 1873 - 182 páginas
...fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator, or divide the denominator.— To divide a vulgar fraction by a whole number, divide the numerator, or multiply the denominator. (In either case it is better to divide if possible, since this gives the result in its lowest terms.... | |
 | Arthur Dawson Clarke - 1880 - 286 páginas
...56 39. To multiply a fraction by a whole number. Multiply the numerator, or divide the denominator. •10. To divide a fraction by a whole number. Divide the numerator, or multiply the denominator. 41. Division of Fractions. 2;jT.H15ï3. (XVI1. 16.) 7 12 _ 11 NB — When the divisor is a compound... | |
 | Zalmon Richards - 1886 - 80 páginas
...familiar, operations in decimals will be as simple as in whole numbers. 3. Division of Common Fractions. 1. To divide a fraction by a whole number, divide the numerator or multiply the denominator by the whole number. Reason : Dividing the numerator lessens the number of parts taken, while the size... | |
 | Seymour Eaton - 1889 - 248 páginas
...219x32f. 354. 321 x | . 360. 325 x5f. 366. 631xl9f 355. 624 xf 361. 263 x3J. 367. 298x32J. NOTE.— To divide a fraction by a whole number, divide the numerator or multipl) the denominator by that number. 381. f4-8. 384. f4-4. 387. *4-3. 390. f4-6. 382. 14-2. 385.... | |
 | David Martin Sensenig, Robert F Anderson - 1903 - 312 páginas
...5^= . 22. 6 x 1TV = • / /. 3 x 3 -J = . 23. 4 x Ц = . 152 319. 1. r Here we see that 8 Therefore, To divide a fraction by a whole number, divide the numerator or multiply the denominator by the whole number. NOTE. Divide the numerator when possible. 320. Oral Exercise. Read, supplying... | |
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... 10. To divide a fraction by a whole number. — Divide the numerator or multiply the denominator. 
