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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Surface space that is measured in square units.
Computation
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
area

2. A known quantity we refer to as One.
the Complement of that part to the whole
exactly the same portion
Unity - or a Unit
Axiom IX.

3. Switch to a number-picking strategy
Being divided by a power of 10
Zero multiplied by any value
1. Pick numbers for each variable. Can be helpful to use a chart. 2. Answer the question - walking through the logic with the numbers that we've picked. This answer is the Target. 3. Test Each answer choice - Even if you've already found one that equ
Alternative to the algebraic manipulation method to solving a VIC

4. A terminating decimal only arises as a result of an integer _____________. i.e. the denominator should only have prime factors of 2 and/or 5
probability
Whole
Being divided by a power of 10
inverse

5. A comparison of the two values of two numbers
hexagon
Original x (1 - x/100) = New
ratio
x-coordinate

6. The whole-number system uses only ten characters -0 through 9.
Step 2 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
pi
The Decimal Numbering System
simplify

7. Unknown quantities by the first letters of the alphabet (a - b - c - d - etc..); Known quantities by the last letters (u - x - y - etc.)
prism
lowercase Variables
lowest terms
square root

8. 'y percent less than' = ?
1 - (y/100)
Any value multiplied by one
x-axis
Number Systems

9. Change/Original = New
Magnitude at Rest and Magnitude in Motion
Sale Price - Unit Cost
dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number
Percent Change

10. Any number with a negative exponent is equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
Even
When to use fractions
Evaluating Powers With Negative Exponents
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked

11. In order to understand and use exponents that are fractions or decimals - you must first know about
octagon
vertex (vertices - plural)
Zero (0)
roots of numbers

12. Step 1: Find any integer greater than 1 that can be divided evenly into both the numerator and denominator. Step 2: Divide the numerator and denominator by the integer from Step 1. Repeat Steps until the fraction is completely reduced.
common factor
greatest common factor (GCF)
Reducing: The Brute-Force Method
absolute value

13. That which is referred to Unity as a Part to a Whole as - 1 half - 2 thirds - 1 third - 3 fourths - etc..
Same units
prime number
fraction or broken number
Power notation

14. Two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees.
complementary angles
radius
greatest common factor (GCF)
Axiom III.

15. A parallelogram with four right angles
Step 1 of Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
rectangle
Even
'five squared'

16. The inverse of a fraction; when multiplied by the original fraction - it results in a product that equals one
Axiom IV.
radius
reciprocal
contains only a single number

17. Two numbers are said to be equal (=) when they are at
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
62.5%
the same point on the number line
Percent Decrease Formula

18. What is the result of Adding or Subtracting and Odd with an Even (or an Even with an Odd)? e.g. 7 + 8 = 15 e.g. 13 - 2 = 11
prime number
1
x-coordinate
Odd

19. A term that expresses quantity definitely and particularly - such as one - five - seven - and so on.
Number
Increases the value.
The height of a triangle
the denominator of the original improper fraction

20. Cross-multiply
0.625
To find out - easily - if one fraction is bigger than another
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
y-coordinate

21. A length that is half the diameter of a circle; the distance from the center of the circle to the circle itself.
Axiom II.
scalene triangle
radius
quotient

22. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common
mixed number
least common multiple (LCM)
One... the number 2
Sale Price - Unit Cost

23. The ratio of integers that results in a terminating decimal
Positive-value integers
Some integer/Some Power of 10
farther to the right on the number line.
1. By shifting the midpoint - and re-compensating... i.e. the midpoint (x) here is -1 - so you must add 1 to it to compensate. 2. find the centre of the range (the average of the endpoints) then use that to test the endpoints...3. test the end-point

24. Indicates the number of times the base is to be multiplied
To square an equation to solve it
exponent
denominator
pi

25. Step 1: Divide the denominator into the numerator. Use ordinary whole-number division that produces a quotient and a remainder. Step 2: Assemble the mixed number. The whole-number part of the mixed number is the whole-number part of the quotient from
Odd
Relative multitude
mixed fractions
Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

26. A number with an exponent of 3 is often said to be
scalene triangle
parallelogram
median
cubed

27. Operations enclosed in a sign of grouping
Percent Change
Always completed first
The diagonals of a rhombus are Always perpendicular bisectors (meaning they cut each other in half at a 90deg. angle)
x-axis

28. The value that shows the relationship of a circle's circumference to its diameter; it has an approximate value of 3.14
square root
radius
pi
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X

29. x and y are primes...What values (Odd/Even) must x and y be forx + y = Odd? 2
quotient
reflection
Odd
ratio

30. An angle measuring more than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees
1
y-axis
1. Pick numbers for each variable. Can be helpful to use a chart. 2. Answer the question - walking through the logic with the numbers that we've picked. This answer is the Target. 3. Test Each answer choice - Even if you've already found one that equ
acute angle

31. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle. It describes how wide the circle is.
diameter
lowest terms
reciprocal
Inequality

32. The purpose of the first step in Changing Integer Subtraction to Integer Addition is to
0
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
change the operation from subtraction to addition
quotient

33. The two kinds of Magnitude are
lowest terms
Magnitude at Rest and Magnitude in Motion
lowest terms
Because they hide the sign of the base - and can have a POSITIVE and a NEGATIVE solution!

34. When the factors of a number are all prime numbers - the factors are said to be the
prime factors
Odd
1
radius

35. Is Always perpendicular (at 90 deg. to) the base!
The inner group is enclosed in parentheses ( ) The outer group is enclosed in brackets [ ]
The height of a triangle
absolute value
median

36. Change + - Original = New
denominator
quadrant
Arithmetic - Music - Geometry and Astronomy
Change / Original Formula?

37. For there to be X unique factors of X - what must be true?
vertex (vertices - plural)
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X
To make sure to solve for Both cases.
Fractions allow you to plot values between whole numbers and integers.

38. Even / Even = ? e.g. 12/2 = 6 e.g. 12/4 = 3 e.g. 12/8 = 1.5
polygon
Even - Odd or Non-Int
1
divisor

39. Having the same size and shape
Step 2 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
congruent
The diagonals of a rhombus are Always perpendicular bisectors (meaning they cut each other in half at a 90deg. angle)
Reducing fractions

40. What is the formula for: The Area of a Triangle ?
proper fraction
A = (Base x Height) / 2 - A = (BH)/2
mean
straight angle

41. A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign
supplementary angles
Known (Given) and Unknown (Sought)
equation
contains only a single number

42. In a division problem - it's the number being divided
dividend
To find out - easily - if one fraction is bigger than another
right triangle
If - after being fully reduced - the denominator Only has factors of 2 and/or 5 - the decimal will terminate

43. Odd +/- ____ = Odd
Even
Composite number
Percent Change
proper fraction

44. A unit for measuring area
sum
When to use fractions
like fractions
square unit

45. Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees
x-coordinate
supplementary angles
Negative-value integers
Shift DP 2 places left

46. Step 1: Subtract the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign of the addend that has larger absolute value
Even
When the addends have opposite signs one is + and the other is -
If - after being fully reduced - the denominator Only has factors of 2 and/or 5 - the decimal will terminate
mixed number

47. Odd +/- ? = Even e.g. 3 + 5 = 8 e.g. 13 + 19 = 32
sample
Negative-value integers
x-axis
Odd

48. Shifts all the others upward one place value. The result is exactly ten times larger than before the zero is added.
The sum of all the integers from 20 to 100 - inclusive
0
rate
Inserting a zero at the right end of a whole number

49. When Multiplying integers - if No integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?
Zero (0)
Odd
exponent
Quantity

50. The action of the mind whereby a quantity is measured by Unity or a Unit.
quotient
Inserting a zero at the left end of a whole number
Computation
Inserting a zero at the right end of a whole number