SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CLEP College Algebra Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
clep
,
math
,
algebra
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power
surface area
proportion
formula
base
2. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares
experimental probability
output
commutative property of addition
cube
3. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.
range
equivalent fractions
radical expression
base
4. Apr - the percent of the principal you pay or earn a year
x-intercept
reciprocal
tree diagram (probability)
annual interest rate
5. skip-counting by any given number Ex: 4 - 8 - 12 - 16...
multiple
cube
constant
Inequality
6. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes
like terms
integers
mean
probability of an event
7. A letter used to represent one or more numbers
rational number
integers
order of operations
variable
8. To find the value of an expression
radius
evaluate
mean
base
9. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form
base
equivalent fractions
surface area
median
10. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely
repeating decimal
function
prime number
cube
11. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface
radius
distributive property
output
area
12. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1
simplest form
prime factorization
output
linear equation
13. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in an experiment
tree diagram (probability)
variable
base
permutations
14. A(b + c) = ab + ac - an + ac = a(b+ c)
annual interest rate
integers
distributive property
base
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.
fundamental counting principle
interest
linear equation
Inequality
16. The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.
area
greatest common factor
radical expression
variable expression
17. Number in front of a variable
Pythagorean triple
coefficient
Inequality
unit rate
18. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done
ordered pair
principal
theoretical probability
power
19. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a
commutative property of addition
perfect square
input
variable expression
20. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter
Pi
ratio
constant
greatest common factor
21. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money
terms
slope intercept form
interest
annual interest rate
22. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)
diameter
ratio
height
order of operations
23. A number written as the product of its prime factors
reciprocal
mode
variable
prime factorization
24. A number that can not be written a/b
range
constant
independent event (probability)
irrational number
25. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?
slope
Inequality
radical expression
like terms
26. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value
Inequality
multiplication identity property
power
function
27. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality
probability of an event
evaluate
distributive property
Isolate the variable
28. A set of three positive integers that work in the pythagorean theorem
Inverse Operation
distributive property
Pythagorean triple
odds
29. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.
diameter
rational number
scientific notation
terms
30. An event that is not affected by another event.
unit rate
interest
independent event (probability)
formula
31. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.
slope intercept form
fundamental counting principle
center
additive inverse property
32. Is a number made of repeated factors
power
probability of an event
circle
constant
33. A comparison of two numbers by division
perimeter
associative property of multiplication
ratio
prime number
34. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)
function
radius
perimeter
Inverse Operation
35. The steepness of a line on a graph - rise over run
Equivalent Inequalities
slope
circumference
variable expression
36. Consists of numbers and operations
Equivalent Inequalities
quadrant
numerical expression
Pythagorean Theorem
37. A plane that is divided into four regions by a horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis - aka 'the Cartesian plane' after Ren
rational number
coordinate plane
surface area
y-intercept
38. A number that has a whole number for a square root ex: 9 - 16 - 121
repeating decimal
perfect square
principal
greatest common factor
39. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line
median
linear equation
input
multiple
40. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex
order of operations
quadrant
input
height
41. Terms that have identical variable parts raised to the same power
like terms
least common denominator
perfect square
principal
42. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)
circumference
base
integers
numerical expression
43. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent
rate
y-intercept
equation
Equivalent Inequalities
44. The y-value in a function
order of operations
commutative property of multiplication
interest
output
45. probability based on what happens when an experiment is actually done
distributive property
rational number
experimental probability
range
46. A rate that has a denominator of 1
volume
distributive property
unit rate
cube
47. 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
scale model
variable expression
range
order of operations
48. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units
least common denominator
center
ordered pair
rate
49. 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.
order of operations
integers
mode
median
50. The bottom of a triangle
Inverse Operation
opposite
permutations
base