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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent






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






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






4. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






8. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






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






12. Number in front of a variable






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






22. y = mx + b






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






24. The x-value in a function






25. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units






26. Finding all the solutions of an equation






27. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






29. The point in the exact middle of a circle






30. A number written as the product of its prime factors






31. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. To find the value of an expression






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






39. An equation that shows a relationship among two or more quantities






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






41. The set of all the output (y-values) for a function






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






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






44. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






47. The distance around a circle.






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






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






50. The bottom of a triangle