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
Write the overall sign first.
3 7 (In this case the sign is +, which is implicit and does not
need to be stated)
Multiply all the numerators
2 5 25 (top lines)
Multiply all the denominators
3 7 3 7 (bottom lines)
10 Simplify, if necessary

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 Multiplying fractions: see text page 8
2 7
Write the overall sign first ( in
3 5 this case)
Multiply all the numerators
2 7 2 7 (top lines)

3 5 3 5 Multiply all the denominators
14 (bottom lines)

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 Multiplying fractions: see text page 8
2 Write integers (whole numbers)
3 as fractions by putting them
5
over 1
2 3 2
3 Overall sigh is +
5 1 5 Multiply all the numerators
3 2 (top lines)

1 5 Multiply all the denominators
6 (bottom lines)

5

6 1 1 Simplify:divide the
1 1
5 5 5 bottom line into the top
line
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 Multiplying fractions: see text page 8

3 x3
Multiply the numerators
x x 3 (top lines)

3 x 3 3 ( x 3) Multiply the denominators

(bottom lines)
x x 3 x ( x 3)
Simplify, if possible
3x 9
2
x 3x

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 Dividing fractions: see text page 9

2 Remember the following statement:

3
5
Dividing by a fraction is
11 the same as multiplying by
that fraction inverted
2

3 2 11
5 3 5 Dividing by 5/11 is the

11 same as multiplying by
22
11/5

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 Dividing fractions: see text page 8 and 9
5
3 Write integers (whole numbers) as

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


5 1
3 3 Dividing by a fraction is the same as

4 4 multiplying by that fraction inverted
5 4

1 3
20

3
2 2
6 6
3 3
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 Dividing fractions: see text page 8 and 9
7
Write integers (whole numbers) as
3 fractions by putting them over 1
8
7 7

3 3
8 8

1 Dividing by a fraction is the same as
multiplying by that fraction inverted
7 1

3 8
7

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 Dividing fractions: see text page 9
2x

x y

3x

2( x y )


Dividing by a fraction is the same as
multiplying by that fraction inverted
2x

x y 2 x 2( x y )
3x x y 3x

2( x y ) 4 x( x y ) x in the numerator divides

3x( x y ) into x in the numerator

4( x y )

3( x y )
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