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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The product of any number and one is that number.






2. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done






3. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






4. A(b + c) = ab + ac - an + ac = a(b+ c)






5. All possible arrangements of a collection of things - where the order is important. The number of ______________ of n distinct objects is n






6. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






7. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.






8. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon






9. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10






10. Finding all the solutions of an equation






11. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form






12. operations that undo each other - such as addition and subtraction






13. A comparison of two numbers by division






14. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






15. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






16. The bottom of a triangle






17. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex






18. one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2






19. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






20. A term that has no variable and does not change






21. The ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the number of ways the event cannot occur. Favorable over Unfavorable.






22. The total area of the 2-dimensional surfaces that make up a 3-dimensional object.






23. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






24. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1






25. equations that have the same solution






26. Apr - the percent of the principal you pay or earn a year






27. A number that has more than two factors






28. The point where a graph crosses the y-axis






29. A ratio whose denominator is 100






30. The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.






31. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object






32. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line






33. The order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction






34. Ratios that have the same value.






35. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






36. The distance around a circle.






37. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.






38. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in an experiment






39. A way to figure out the total number of ways different events can occur. If there are a ways for one activity to occur - and b ways for a second activity to occur - then there are a * b ways for both to occur.






40. The order of the factors does not change the product a x b = b x a






41. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






42. The distance a number is from 0 on the number line - value of n is written l n l






43. The sum of a number and zero is always that number.






44. An event who's outcome does depend on the outcome of a previous event






45. The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.






46. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






47. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)






48. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






49. A set of three positive integers that work in the pythagorean theorem






50. Changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc)