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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
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1. Two angles are ___________ if the sum of their measures is 180°.






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






3. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






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






6. A _________ is a special kind of bar graph that shows frequency of data.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






15. 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).






16. 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.






17. The line or the fold is called the __________ .






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. Both addition and multiplication are __________ . This means that grouping addends or factors will not change the sum or product.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. ______________ are two events in which either one or the other must take place - but they cannot both happen at the same time. The sum of their probabilities is one.






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






39. A _________ has six rectangular faces. To find the surface area - find the sum of the areas of the six faces.






40. The symbol ______ means percent.






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






42. The symbol < is read as ________ .






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






44. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






45. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






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






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






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






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






50. 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.