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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






2. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






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






4. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface






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






6. equations that have the same solution






7. Is a number made of repeated factors






8. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






9. The total area of the 2-dimensional surfaces that make up a 3-dimensional object.






10. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






13. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form






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






15. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






16. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)






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






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






19. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10






20. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






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






22. The sum of a number and zero is always that number.






23. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value






24. A single term made up of numbers and variables






25. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.






26. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






27. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






29. 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.






30. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






31. Number in front of a variable






32. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)






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






34. Consists of numbers and operations






35. The x-value in a function






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






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






38. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality






39. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1






40. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center






41. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done






42. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






43. Ratios that have the same value.






44. All possible arrangements of a collection of things - where the order is important. The number of ______________ of n distinct objects is n






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






46. The bottom of a triangle






47. The y-value in a function






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






49. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common






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