 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 758 sider
...To DIVIDE FRACTIONS. Ruh. Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the diviibr, for a new numerator ; and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the diviibr, for a new denominator. _, a\cf br cb Thus,- )-7{",= -T- X b ) d\ad da Proof. ace f***pk. Ltt... | |
 | L. I. M. Chevigné - 1807 - 294 sider
...explications. EXAMPLE. Be this fraction i to be divided by f ; write it f d. f . Here you have to- multiply the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, for the numerator of the new fraction, and reciprocally for the denominator of the said new fraction ;... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 554 sider
...multiplication «f mixed numbers. SK DIVISION DIVISION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS. Division is performed by multiplying the numerator oF the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, for a numerator to the quotient, and the denominator, of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor, for... | |
 | C T. Watkins - 1810 - 1056 sider
...fraction its value is diminished { •f product being less than the Dumber multiplied. Division.— Rule. Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and the product is the numerator of t tin' quotient: then mut iply the deno> minntur of the dividend... | |
 | John Gough - 1813 - 358 sider
...I sum of 40 and 5^, is 45 ^ the 45^ * product required. «i CHAP. VI. DIVISION OF FRACTIONS. Rule. Multiply the Numerator of the Dividend by the Denominator of the Divisor for a Numerator, and the Denominator of the Dividend by the Numerator of the Divisor for the Denominator... | |
 | John Dougall - 1815 - 514 sider
...DIVISION OF VUIGAR FRACTIONS. Division is performed by cross multiplication : that is by multiplying the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor ; for a numerator to the quotient, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor, for... | |
 | 1816 - 756 sider
...To DIVIDE FRACTIONS. Rule. Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divifor, for a new numerator ; and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divifor, for a new denominator. Thus, -1^ (*£. = _! x^. / b J d \ ad da •ac Proof; Let - = m, and... | |
 | Leonhard Euler - 1821 - 380 sider
...must be represented simply by the division of ad by bc ; which gives r— . Hence the following rule : Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator q/\ the dividend by the numerator ojj the divisor ; the first product will be the... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1824 - 292 sider
...purpose is effected, by multiplying the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. . Thus in the third example; multiplying the numerator of | by 5 and the denominator by 1, it becomes... | |
 | Charles Tayler - 1824 - 350 sider
...and it is then clear from the above examples that the quotient will be ^. Hence the following rule. Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor ; the Jirst product will be the... | |
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It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient. 
