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CLEP College Algebra Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. y = mx + b
least common multiple
radical expression
additive identity property
slope intercept form
2. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations
variable expression
opposite
Inequality
exponent
3. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form
base
center
x-intercept
equivalent fractions
4. The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.
fundamental counting principle
permutations
perimeter
least common denominator
5. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?
scientific notation
Equivalent Equations
ratio
Inequality
6. Number in front of a variable
coefficient
prime factorization
multiple
numerical expression
7. Is a number made of repeated factors
evaluate
radical expression
power
base
8. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.
simplest form
least common multiple
independent event (probability)
ordered pair
9. A ratio whose denominator is 100
percent
prime factorization
median
center
10. Changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc)
equation
surface area
associative property of multiplication
fundamental counting principle
11. skip-counting by any given number Ex: 4 - 8 - 12 - 16...
y-intercept
greatest common factor
variable
multiple
12. The order of the factors does not change the product a x b = b x a
constant
commutative property of multiplication
multiplication identity property
additive identity property
13. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex
exponent
height
percent
ratio
14. All possible arrangements of a collection of things - where the order is important. The number of ______________ of n distinct objects is n
permutations
equivalent fractions
ordered pair
multiple
15. A single term made up of numbers and variables
monomial
slope intercept form
proportion
domain
16. Is the value in a data set that occurs most often. If all values occur the same amount of times there is no mode for that set.
fundamental counting principle
Equivalent Equations
reciprocal
mode
17. 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
order of operations
volume
function
power
18. one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2
reciprocal
odds
numerical expression
equivalent ratios
19. A
distributive property
Equivalent Inequalities
Pythagorean Theorem
scientific notation
20. The bottom of a triangle
range
constant
ratio
base
21. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality
evaluate
ratio
commutative property of multiplication
Isolate the variable
22. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0
Pi
Equivalent Inequalities
Pythagorean triple
opposite
23. A number that has a whole number for a square root ex: 9 - 16 - 121
range
order of operations
perfect square
multiplication identity property
24. In an expression are separated by addition and subtraction signs
repeating decimal
Equivalent Equations
terms
principal
25. 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.
slope
domain
fundamental counting principle
least common denominator
26. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.
variable
distributive property
range
greatest common factor
27. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.
power
rational number
Pi
variable expression
28. The ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the number of ways the event cannot occur. Favorable over Unfavorable.
ratio
odds
permutations
associative property of addition
29. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a
least common denominator
circumference
commutative property of addition
distributive property
30. The distance around a circle.
distributive property
median
cube
circumference
31. The y-value in a function
output
Equivalent Equations
simplest form
tree diagram (probability)
32. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed
Inverse Operation
absolute value
rational number
principal
33. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
area
exponent
simplest form
multiple
34. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done
like terms
theoretical probability
probability of an event
Inequality
35. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power
reciprocal
volume
integers
base
36. Terms that have identical variable parts raised to the same power
absolute value
perimeter
like terms
surface area
37. operations that undo each other - such as addition and subtraction
prime number
reciprocal
Inequality
Inverse Operation
38. A number that can not be written a/b
absolute value
annual interest rate
irrational number
formula
39. An equation that shows a relationship among two or more quantities
theoretical probability
odds
formula
prime factorization
40. A term that has no variable and does not change
constant
Inequality
median
equation
41. The steepness of a line on a graph - rise over run
equation
multiple
slope
Pi
42. To find the value of an expression
scientific notation
exponent
evaluate
function
43. The sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the set
Pythagorean Theorem
experimental probability
interest
mean
44. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon
unit rate
perimeter
quadrant
volume
45. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares
cube
coefficient
ordered pair
Equivalent Equations
46. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units
rate
integers
center
mean
47. The set of all the output (y-values) for a function
equation
unit rate
range
mode
48. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)
slope
radius
equivalent fractions
Pi
49. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.
variable
independent event (probability)
additive inverse property
scale model
50. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common
probability of an event
least common multiple
simplest form
annual interest rate