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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
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1. The symbol < is read as ________ .






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. A _________ is a randomly-selected group that is used to represent a whole population.






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






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






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






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






10. To express a ______ as a _______ - rewrite the percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100 - and then express the fraction as a decimal.






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






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






13. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






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






15. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






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






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






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






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






20. An _________ is a mathematical sentence that contains < - > - ≠- ≤ - or ≥ .






21. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






22. The opposite of a positive integer is a ________ .






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






24. An ________ is a mathematical sentence that contains the equal sign.






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






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






27. A ___________ is a proportion with one fraction with a denominator of 1.






28. A figure that can be rotated 180° about a point so that it matches the original figure has ______ .






29. The ________ of an angle is the common endpoint of the rays forming the angle.






30. 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).






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






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






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






34. A _____________ is a system used to condense a set of data where the greatest place value of the data forms the stem and next greatest place value forms the leaves.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. The ____________ of a circle is always a little more than three times the diameter.






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. A _________ is a symbol - usually a letter - used to represent a number.






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






47. To ______________ - if the denominators are unlike - write equivalent fractions with a common denominator. Subtract the fractions first - and rename if necessary. Then subtract the whole numbers. Simplify if possible.






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






49. The symbol ______ means percent.






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