Written ArithmeticBrewer & Tileston, 1876 |
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... Denominator , 84 Addition of Fractions , 85 ... ... 70 Subtraction of Fractions , 86 Greatest Common Divisor of Frac- • • 70 tions , 88 72 Least Common Multiple of Fractions , 88 · 73 Questions for Review , 89 • 74 Miscellaneous ...
... Denominator , 84 Addition of Fractions , 85 ... ... 70 Subtraction of Fractions , 86 Greatest Common Divisor of Frac- • • 70 tions , 88 72 Least Common Multiple of Fractions , 88 · 73 Questions for Review , 89 • 74 Miscellaneous ...
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... denominator are called the Terms of a fraction . 110. A Common or Vulgar Fraction is a fraction whose denominator and numerator are both expressed , the numerator being written above , and the denominator below , a dividing line ; as ...
... denominator are called the Terms of a fraction . 110. A Common or Vulgar Fraction is a fraction whose denominator and numerator are both expressed , the numerator being written above , and the denominator below , a dividing line ; as ...
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... denominator the divisor . Thus , may be considered either three fourths of 1 or one fourth of 3. The following diagram will show that these are equivalent expressions , † of the one line in figure 1 being equal to of the three lines in ...
... denominator the divisor . Thus , may be considered either three fourths of 1 or one fourth of 3. The following diagram will show that these are equivalent expressions , † of the one line in figure 1 being equal to of the three lines in ...
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... denominator of a fraction , we divide the number which shows into how many parts the unit is divided , and thus increase the size of the parts , and consequently increase the value of the fraction . & ILLUSTRATION . 2 + 2 6 H Fraction ...
... denominator of a fraction , we divide the number which shows into how many parts the unit is divided , and thus increase the size of the parts , and consequently increase the value of the fraction . & ILLUSTRATION . 2 + 2 6 H Fraction ...
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... denominator each by the same number , what is the effect upon the fraction ? Why ? If you divide the numerator and denominator each by the same number , what is the effect upon the fraction ? Why ? REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS TO LOWEST TERMS ...
... denominator each by the same number , what is the effect upon the fraction ? Why ? If you divide the numerator and denominator each by the same number , what is the effect upon the fraction ? Why ? REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS TO LOWEST TERMS ...
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Page 117 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 268 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 68 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 289 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called a circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 306 - The sum of all the terms. Any three of which being given, the other two may be found.
Page 114 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 278 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 306 - ... found. This gives rise to twenty distinct cases, a few of the more important of which will be here presented. NOTE I. — For the remaining cases, also for full discussions of Geometrical Progression and Annuities, the student is referred to works on Algebra.
Page 10 - L, fifty ; C, one hundred ; D, five hundred ; M, one thousand.
Page 248 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.