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...and the product of their denominators for its denominator; that is, that A ' B' 'C ' D' contains £T of G. Here then appears a connexion between the multiplication...4, whose product is 12. The first may be written as \5-, and the second as f . Form a fraction from the product of the numerators and denominators of these,...

...numerator, and the product of their denominators for its denominator; that is, that A'B'C'D' contains \\ of G. Here then appears a connexion between the multiplication...shall accordingly find that when whole numbers are formed-into fractions, they may be multiplied together by this very rule. Take, for example, the numbers...

...multiplication of fractions the word "of" means the same as X, or times. Thus tV of A 159. RULE. — Multiply the numerator by the numerator and the denominator by the denominator. 160. PROBLEMS.— (1) |XA. (2) AX A. (3) (4) HXl. (5) JXU- (6) |XA. (7) i|Xj. (8) MX A- (9) IXJ. (10)...

...addition and subtraction, because you don't have to find a common denominator. Multiplication: Simply multiply the numerator by the numerator and the denominator by the denominator. ^ 12 To reduce this answer, divide the numerator and the denominator by 6. ^ 12 + + 6 Division: The...

...11 4 3 11 3X11 2 X 4 2X4 =*=«! So their friend thinks he can eat 4^ pizzas! In some cases when we multiply the numerator by the numerator and the denominator by the denominator, the numbers are very large. Let's look at an example to see what we can do when this happens. You are...