 Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.  Easy Introduction to Mathematics - Page 307by Charles Butler - 1814Full view - About this book
 | John Epy Lovell - 1828 - 234 pages
...multiplicand is a whole number, and the multiplier a fraction. M. How do you work? P. Multiply the ?0A0/c number by the numerator of the fraction and divide the product by the denominator. LESSON CLIX. .'/IK. jVo. -fe. cts. 2 1 1O - - yds. 20 18 л ... 45 $3 12 ... - $10 16 - s 1б iv б... | |
 | William Slocomb - 1828 - 160 pages
...of}. Ans. ^ G. Multiply 5| by -J-. Ans. |> Note. To multiply a whole number by a fraction, multiply by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator. DIVISION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS. v Prepare the fractions as before directed; then invert the divisor and... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard - Arithmetic - 1830 - 308 pages
...by 3, and then divide by 4, &c. Hence, to multiply a number by a fraction, MULTIPLY THE к v»iB»R BY THE NUMERATOR OF THE FRACTION, AND DIVIDE THE PRODUCT BY THE DENOMINATOR. The above example, then, is performed as Ы\<,\\ ¡, : 686X31 = 18,166, and 686Xt=293. Then, I8,166-j-20;j... | |
 | Ira Wanzer - Arithmetic - 1831 - 408 pages
...1, Jfr, &c. ,, PROBLEM I. — To multiply a whole number by a fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; and the quotient will be the required product of the whole number and fraction. When the numerator... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1832 - 282 pages
...NOTE — To multiply by a fraction, we sometimes find itmore convenient to multiply the multiplicand by the numerator of the fraction and divide the product by the denominator ; see,^3gthe quotient is then the product of the fraction ; which product,* in all cases must be added,... | |
 | William Tate - 1837 - 358 pages
...FRACTIONAL NUMBER. Case 1. When the multiplier is a simple fraction. Rule. Multiply the given quantity by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator. Or, when the fraction can conveniently be separated into parts, find the product for each part, and take... | |
 | Luther Ainsworth - Arithmetic - 1837 - 306 pages
...proceed? A. Multiply the whole numbers as before, then write the multiplier in another place, multiply it by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator: then add the quotient to the product, and their sum will be the answer. Q. If the multiplier be a simple... | |
 | Peirpont Edward Bates Botham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 252 pages
...numerator is more than 1. RULE : — First multiply the multiplicand by the whole number, then multiply it by the numerator of the fraction and divide the product by the denominator ; add the quotient to the first product obtained, and the result will be the answer. EXAMPLE. OPERATION.... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1839 - 220 pages
...done without a remainder,) and multiply the quotient by the numerator ; or, II. Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction and divide the product by the denominator. EXAMPLES. ] . What is the product of 48 multiplied by f ? 1st method. 2d method. 4)48 48 12 is i of... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1839 - 498 pages
...-03859. PROPOSITION XI. (15) .Tojind the value of a quantity having a vulgar fraction far its exponent. RULE. Multiply the logarithm of the given number by the numerator of the exponent, and divide the product by the denominator ; the quotient will be the logarithm of the quantity... | |
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