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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The steepness of a line on a graph - rise over run






2. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






3. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.






4. The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.






5. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






6. The sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the set






7. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely






8. A number that has more than two factors






9. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






10. The x-value in a function






11. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






12. The ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the number of ways the event cannot occur. Favorable over Unfavorable.






13. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






14. A rate that has a denominator of 1






15. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line






16. An expression constructed from a set of terms by multiplying each term by a constant and adding the results.






17. In an expression are separated by addition and subtraction signs






18. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)






19. one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2






20. Terms that have identical variable parts raised to the same power






21. Inequalities that have the same solution






22. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.






23. An event that is not affected by another event.






24. A number that has a whole number for a square root ex: 9 - 16 - 121






25. Apr - the percent of the principal you pay or earn a year






26. The set of all the input (x-values) for a function






27. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






28. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






29. The distance a number is from 0 on the number line - value of n is written l n l






30. skip-counting by any given number Ex: 4 - 8 - 12 - 16...






31. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object






32. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






33. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units






34. operations that undo each other - such as addition and subtraction






35. A number written as the product of its prime factors






36. y = mx + b






37. The order of the factors does not change the product a x b = b x a






38. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent






39. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.






40. A ratio whose denominator is 100






41. Is the value in a data set that occurs most often. If all values occur the same amount of times there is no mode for that set.






42. To find the value of an expression






43. The distance around a circle.






44. A set of three positive integers that work in the pythagorean theorem






45. Number in front of a variable






46. The order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction






47. Changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc)






48. A number that can not be written a/b






49. An equation that states that two ratios are equal - Ex: 1/2 = x/10






50. The point where a graph crosses the x-axis