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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A term that has no variable and does not change






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






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






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






5. Consists of numbers and operations






6. Is a number made of repeated factors






7. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality






8. The bottom of a triangle






9. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






11. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






14. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent






15. 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






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






17. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)






18. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






22. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






23. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)






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






25. Finding all the solutions of an equation






26. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






27. The sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the set






28. A number that has a whole number for a square root ex: 9 - 16 - 121






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






30. skip-counting by any given number Ex: 4 - 8 - 12 - 16...






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






32. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






34. An expression constructed from a set of terms by multiplying each term by a constant and adding the results.






35. y = mx + b






36. equations that have the same solution






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






38. one of four sections into which the coordinate plane is divided






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






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






41. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.






42. 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.






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






44. probability based on what happens when an experiment is actually done






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






46. The x-value in a function






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






48. A rate that has a denominator of 1






49. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






50. Number in front of a variable