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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pick a value for all but one of the variables and then solve for the value of the remaining variable. Then - plug the numbers we've selected into the original expression to get the Target value - and TEST Each Answer CHOICE.
parallelogram
integer values
What must you do in a VIC problem - using the Pick Numbers and Calculate a target strategy - when you cannot pick a value for each variable?
inverse operations

2. Two numbers are said to be equal (=) when they are at
complementary angles
order of operations
the same point on the number line
exactly the same portion

3. The value on the y-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair.
Odd
When to use the Heavy Division Shortcut - and how to do it
y-coordinate
Is zero

4. Having the same value
quadrant
equivalent
roots of numbers
Long Division

5. The Sum of n consecutive integers is divisible by n if n is
Step 1 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
Quantity
Odd
proper fraction

6. Even +/- Even = ? e.g. 10 + 20 = 30 e.g. 2 + 6 = 8
referred to the same Unit
Even
quadrant
congruent

7. Sale Price = ?
Unit Cost + Markup
order of operations
To square an equation to solve it
Even

8. The method for indicating the power of a number
Power notation
parallel lines
numerator
mode

9. A parallelogram with all sides equal and congruent
diameter
prime factorization
Step 2 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
rhombus

10. Use to estimate or compare quantities - the implied denominator is 100 so you can easily compare percents (of the same whole) to each other.
To square an equation to solve it
pyramid
Decimals/Percents
When the addends have the same sign both + or both -

11. 11/2 - 2 3/4 - 6 5/8 - -4 1/4
Step 2 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
mixed fractions
UnitPrice ($/unit) x Qty.Purchas'd (units)
prime factorization

12. In a division problem - the number that an amount is divided by
Greater
divisor
product
unit ratio

13. What is the formula forCounting consecutive integers?
y-coordinate
(Last - First + 1)
Absolute and Relative
prism

14. A fraction with all common factors (other than 1) factored out of the numerator and denominator
Odd or Non-Int
diameter
lowest terms
composite number

15. All whole numbers (both positive and negative) and zero.
integers
pentagon
ordered pair
product

16. A polygon with five sides
Some integer/Some Power of 10
pentagon
reduced fraction
enclosing the numbers in a pair of vertical lines | |

17. The absolute value of the numerator is smaller than the absolute value of the denominator.
the Complement of that part to the whole
range
proper fraction
numerator

18. What are the 2 'percent change' equations?
quotient
Axiom III.
Original + Change = New Change/Original = Percent Change
Proof

19. Consecutive Integers alternate between ___ and ___ ? e.g. 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - E -O -E -O -E
Odd
1. Arithmetic Mean (Ave.) = Median ... you can find out the ave. by figuring out the Median (i.e. MIDDLE number) 2. Mean & Median = (First + Last terms) / 2... i.e. the average of the First and Last terms 3. Sum(Elements in Set) = Ave. x #Elements
Even and Odd
improper fraction

20. Where do fractions occur on a number line?
Fractions allow you to plot values between whole numbers and integers.
percent
prism
To add integers that have opposite signs:

21. What is the formula for: The Area of a Triangle ?
dividend
A = (Base x Height) / 2 - A = (BH)/2
Composite number
To take a power or a root of a decimal?Split the decimal into 2 parts: an integer - and a power of ten...You can take a shortcut by counting decimal places. For example - the number of decimal places in the result of a cubed decimal is 3 times the nu

22. Odd x Odd = ? e.g. 3 x 3 = 9 e.g. 5 x 11 = 55 e.g. 9 x 3 = 27
rate
The concept of trading decimal places and how it works
Odd
Always completed first

23. A number with an exponent of 3 is often said to be
To square an equation to solve it
The inner group is enclosed in parentheses ( ) The outer group is enclosed in brackets [ ]
cubed
1

24. Are located to the right of the zero on the integer number line. Positive integers are sometimes indicated with a positive sign ( + ). More often - however - we omit the positive sign. So when you see an integer value that does not have a sign - you
To add integers that have the same sign (both positive or both negative):
Positive-value integers
Composite number
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon: (n - 2) x 180

25. .625 --> Percent?
denominator
rectangle
62.5%
mode

26. Operations enclosed in a sign of grouping
Step 1 of Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
improper fraction
Always completed first
complementary angle

27. Find the largest number of times the divisor will divide into the dividend. This is the quotient. To determine the remainder - multiply the quotient by the divisor - then subtract the result from the dividend.
Species
When numbers do not divide evenly
axiom
percent

28. The distance around a circle (the perimeter of a circle).
equation
circumference
Aliquant Part
reciprocal

29. The result of dividing one number by another; the solution to a division problem
Unit Cost + Markup
quotient
area
How the Last Digit Shortcut works

30. In a group of values - the value that occurs most often
Absolute and Relative
Increases the value.
product
mode

31. What is the result of Adding 2 Odds or 2 Evens? e.g. 7 + 11 = 18 e.g. 8 + 6 = 14
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
x-axis
diameter
Even

32. Total Sales or Revenue = ?
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
mean
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1
multiplier

33. A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing the middle value of the group.
common factor
median
right triangle
ratio

34. Any whole number can be expressed in terms of the
percent
circumference
product
unit ratio

35. Multitude viewed in relation to something else - as greater - smaller - half - double - and so on.
numerator
probability
Relative multitude
referred to Unity in the same way

36. Is a part which - being repeated a number of times - always exceeds or falls short of the whole - as 5 is of the numbers 8 and 12.
The height of a triangle
Mathematics
denominator
Aliquant Part

37. A term that expresses quantity definitely and particularly - such as one - five - seven - and so on.
Sale Price - Unit Cost
Odd or Non-Int
Number
farther to the left on the number line

38. To make a fraction easier to work with by taking out common factors
Axiom IV.
simplify
To add integers that have opposite signs:
congruent

39. Operations that do the exact opposite of each other; they undo each other (addition and subtraction - for example)
One... the number 2
inverse operations
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1
x-axis

40. A length that is half the diameter of a circle; the distance from the center of the circle to the circle itself
Odd
scalene triangle
reflection
radius

41. Step 1: Add the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign that is common to the addends
Whole
scale drawing
When the addends have the same sign both + or both -
prime factorization

42. A number that is a multiple of all denominators in a problem.
If - after being fully reduced - the denominator has any prime factors OTHER than 2 or 5 - the decimal will not terminate
common denominator
simplify
Revenue ($) - Cost ($)

43. Zero divided by any whole number (except 0)
dividend
Is zero
Unity - or a Unit
Axiom III.

44. Any number with an exponent of 1
pentagon
equal to itself.
Percent Decrease Formula
integers

45. The result of the multiplication is called the
product
Number Systems
similar figures
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1

46. 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
pentagon
equation
referred to Unity in the same way

47. The four Mathematical arts are:
multiplicand
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon: (n - 2) x 180
percent
Arithmetic - Music - Geometry and Astronomy

48. The Only possible factors for a prime number are
prism
combination of addition and subtraction
1 and itself
right triangle

49. A fraction with all common factors (other than 1) factored out of the numerator and denominator
lowest terms
ratio
composite number
When solving combinations of addition - subtraction - multiplication - and division in the same expression:

50. Whole is equal in Multitude to a Part of the other.
lowest terms
always clear the innermost groups first
Even
Equal