Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business, 4 th Edition

CHAPTER 1: MULTIPLY AND DIVIDE.

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Fractions

Examples on the following slides:

Multiplication and division involving fractions:

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Multiplying fractions: see text page 8

2 5

3 7
2 5 25

3 7 3 7
10

21

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Write the overall sign first.

(In this case the sign is +, which is implicit and does not need to
be stated)

Multiply all the numerators

(top lines)
Multiply all the denominators
(bottom lines)
Simplify, if necessary

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Multiplying fractions:
2 7

3 5
2 7
2 7

3 5
3 5
14

15
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see text page 8

Write the overall sign first ( in

this case)
Multiply all the numerators
(top lines)
Multiply all the denominators
(bottom lines)

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Multiplying fractions:
2
3
5
2 3 2
3
5 1 5

3 2
1 5
6

6
1
1
1 1
5
5
5
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see text page 8

Write integers (whole

numbers) as fractions by
putting them over 1
Overall sigh is +
Multiply all the numerators
lines)
Multiply all the denominators
(bottom lines)

(top

Simplify:divide the
bottom line into the
top line
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Multiplying fractions:
3 x3

x x 3
3 x 3 3 ( x 3)

x x 3 x ( x 3)
3x 9
2
x 3x

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see text page 8

Multiply the numerators

(top lines)
Multiply the denominators
(bottom lines)
Simplify, if possible

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Dividing fractions:

Remember the following statement:

3
5

11

3
5

11

see text page 9

2
11

3
5

22
15

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Dividing by a
fraction is the same
as multiplying by that
fraction inverted
Dividing by 5/11 is the
same as multiplying by
11/5

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Dividing fractions:

5
3

5
3

Write integers (whole numbers) as

fractions by putting them over 1
so write 5 as 5 /1

1
3

Dividing by a fraction is the same as

multiplying by that fraction inverted

5
4

1
3

20
3

6
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see text page 8 and 9

2
2
6
3
3
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Dividing fractions:
7

3
8
7

3
8

see text page 8 and 9

Write integers (whole numbers) as

fractions by putting them over 1
7

1
7 1

3 8
7

24

Dividing by a fraction is the same as

multiplying by that fraction inverted

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Dividing fractions:
2x

3x

2( x y )

see text page 9

Dividing by a fraction is the same as

multiplying by that fraction inverted

2x

2x
2( x y )
x y

x y
3x

3x

2( x y )

4 x( x y )

3x( x y )

x in the numerator divides

into x in the numerator

4( x y )
3( x y )

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