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Chapter on the multiplication of a fraction by an integer There are four cases. First case. Multiplication of several fractions by a digit. (A.90) You want to multiply three fourths by seven. (a) You will do the following. Take of the number from which a fourth is denominated, namely four, three fourths, which is three. Multiply it by seven, thus producing twenty-one. Divide it by four; this gives five and a fourth. Such is three fourths of seven.
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Sesiano, J. (2014). Chapter (A–V) on the Multiplication of fractions. In: The Liber mahameleth . Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03940-4_39
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