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Important Math Facts

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1. To express a ______ as ________a - express the percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100 - then simplify.






2. The _________ of a circle is twice the length of the radius.






3. Both addition and multiplication are _________ . This means that order doesnft change the sum or product.






4. In a__________ - an object flips over a line without changing its size or shape.






5. The symbol ______ means percent.






6. Similar figures have the same shape but different sizes. The symbol ~ means _________ .






7. A _______ is the comparison of two numbers by division.






8. The ________ is used to represent the ratio of distance on the map to the actual distance.






9. In a power - the number of times the base is used as a factor is the ________ . In 5³ - the exponent is 3.






10. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






11. Prime factorization can be written using ________ . For example - 2 x 2 x 3 = 2² x 3






12. The surface area of a __________ is the sum of the areas of two circles and a rectangle.






13. To __________ an algebraic expression means to substitute a value for the variables and apply the rules for order of operation.






14. A ___________ is a transformation that turns a line or shape around a fixed point.






15. To _____________ - express the mixed numbers as improper fractions - multiply - and simplify the results.






16. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in a probability experiment is called a _____________.






17. If a figure can be divided in half by a line so that the two halves match each other - the figure is __________ .






18. When you add or subtract _________ that have the same or like denominators - you only add or subtract the numerators. The denominator stays the same.






19. To ___________ - multiply the numerators and then multiply the denominators. Write the product in lowest terms.






20. A _______ is a comparison of two numbers with different units of measure.






21. Two angles are ___________ if the sum of their measures is 90°.






22. Instead of writing large numbers with all the zeros - you can use _________ . For example - 4 -250 -000 -000 = 4.25 x 10⁹.






23. The __________ of a solid is the total area of its exterior surfaces.






24. Together - the x coordinate and y coordinate form an ___________.






25. To ____________ - replace the divisor with its reciprocal and then multiply to get your answer.






26. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






27. _________ integers are the same distance from zero in opposite directions on the number line.






28. An ___________ is a combination of numbers - variables - and operations.






29. ___________ is a number that can be written using an exponent. For example - 3² means three to the second power.






30. In a __________ - an object slides from one position to another without changing its size or shape.






31. Use __________ to compare two decimals - using the order symbols.






32. The ______________ are the numbers of pieces of data that can represent the whole set of data. These common measures of central tendency are mean - median - and mode.






33. An approximation of pi is 3.14 - or _______ .






34. To add ____________ with common denominators - write the sum of the numerators over the common denominators. Then add the whole numbers.






35. To add mixed numbers with unlike denominators - write equivalent fractions with a ___________ . Add the whole numbers and add the fractions.






36. A _________ is an equation that shows two ratios are equivalent.






37. A _______ is a ratio that compares a number to 100.






38. In a power - the number used as a factor is the base. In 10³ - the ________ is 10. That is - 10³ = 10 X 10 X 10.






39. The rules to follow when more than one operation is used are called the ___________.






40. Make a __________ of an integer by using its placement on the number line.






41. _________ - _________ - and_______may be written by first writing each one as a fraction with a denominator of 100.






42. When two or more numbers are multiplied - each number is called a _________ .






43. To add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators - you need to change the fractions to equivalent fractions with ____________ before you find the sum or difference.






44. A ___________is for organizing a set of data that shows the number of times each item or number appears.






45. The ___________ of a circle is equal to π times its diameter or π times twice its radius. C = π d or C = 2 π r.






46. The set of ________ consists of the positive whole numbers - zero - and the opposites of the positive whole numbers.






47. The symbol < is read as ________ .






48. The _________ states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by that number and then adding the two products. For example - 3(8 + 2) = (3 x 8) + (3 x 2).






49. Two angles are ___________ if the sum of their measures is 180°.






50. The _________ of an integer is the distance of the integer from zero.