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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






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






3. A number that has more than two factors






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






5. An event that is not affected by another event.






6. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common






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






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






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






10. The bottom of a triangle






11. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.






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






20. The distance around a circle.






21. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






22. The steepness of a line on a graph - rise over run






23. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






25. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface






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






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






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






29. Inequalities that have the same solution






30. 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.






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






32. A






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






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






35. The product of any number and one is that number.






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






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






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






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






40. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely






41. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a






42. The point in the exact middle of a circle






43. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






44. 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






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






46. Terms that have identical variable parts raised to the same power






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






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






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






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