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Problem 7B
Multiply¹⁄₄ by 1¹⁄₂¹⁄₄.

	1	1⁄41⁄28
	1⁄2	1⁄81⁄56
	1⁄4	1⁄161⁄112	as parts of 28 these are 11⁄21⁄4 and 1⁄4
	Total	1⁄2

Problem 8
Multiply¹⁄₄ by 1²⁄₃¹⁄₃

	1	1⁄4		as	a	part	of	18	this	is	41⁄3
	2⁄3	1⁄6		"	"	"	"	"	"	"	3
	1⁄3	1⁄12		"	"	"	"	"	"	"	11⁄2
	Total	1⁄2	since	"	"	"	"	"	"	"	11⁄9

Problem 9
Multiply ¹⁄₂¹⁄₁₄ by 1¹⁄₂¹⁄₄.

	1	1⁄21⁄14
	1⁄2	1⁄41⁄28
	1⁄4	1⁄81⁄56
	Total	1.

Problem 10
Multiply ¹⁄₄ ¹⁄₂₈ by 1¹⁄₂¹⁄₄.

	1	1⁄41⁄28
	1⁄2	1⁄7
	1⁄4	1⁄14
	Total	1⁄2

Problem 11
Multiply ¹⁄₇ by 1¹⁄₂¹⁄₄

	1	1⁄7
	1⁄2	1⁄14
	1⁄4	1⁄28
	Total	1⁄4