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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The symbol > is read as _________.






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






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






4. The symbol ______ means percent.






5. ______________ 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






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






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






29. 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).






30. To _________ - write the mixed numbers as improper fractions. Replace the divisor with its reciprocal and multiply.






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






32. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






33. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.