JREDUCTIO^ OF VULGAR FRxICTlONS. ^i 



EX^AMPLES. 



i. Wliat is the value of -f of a shilling ? 



12 



7)6of8i 2M. Ans= 



. 4 



16 

 14 



i. What IS the value of |- of a pound sterling ? 



Ans. 7s. 6ti 



3. What is the value of -|- of a pound Troy ? 



Ans. 70Z. 4(lwt. 



4. What is the value of -^ of a pound avoirdupois ? 



Ans. 90Z. 2ydr. 



5. What is the value of - of a cwt. ? 



Ans. 3qrs. 3iK. i*oz. 12-jdr; 



6. Wnat is the value of -^ of a mile .^' 



Ans. ifur. i6pls. 2yd3. ift. 9-,-^in. 

 7. What is the value of -^ of an ejl English ? 



Ans. 2qrs. 3^iils. 

 §. What is the vahie of -J- of a tun of v.^ine ? 



Ans. 3hhd. 3igal. 2qts. 

 9. What is the valtre of yt ^^ a day ? 



Ans. i2h. 55' '^3Tr^' 

 CASE viir. 

 Xo rcduci a fraction of one demmhiation to that of a?iciher, rf" 

 taining the same n^alue. 



RULE.* 



Make a compound f?acti'i)n of it, and reduce It fo a sin- 

 gle one. 



' - EXAMPLES. 



The reason of this practice is explained in the rule for rc- 

 iJucing compound fractions to single ones. 



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