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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






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






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






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






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






6. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






9. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






14. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






16. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






32. Finding all the solutions of an equation






33. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






34. A






35. 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.






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






37. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value






38. Is a number made of repeated factors






39. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






44. The distance around a circle.






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






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






47. To find the value of an expression






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






49. An equation that states that two ratios are equal - Ex: 1/2 = x/10






50. Ratios that have the same value.