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CLEP College Algebra Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money
composite
interest
prime number
slope
2. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes
power
output
range
probability of an event
3. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.
commutative property of addition
scale model
rational number
height
4. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface
proportion
area
coordinate plane
x-intercept
5. An equation that states that two ratios are equal - Ex: 1/2 = x/10
percent
proportion
integers
like terms
6. equations that have the same solution
equation
reciprocal
Equivalent Equations
repeating decimal
7. Is a number made of repeated factors
power
equivalent ratios
base
unit rate
8. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations
variable expression
dependent event (probability)
Inverse Operation
surface area
9. The total area of the 2-dimensional surfaces that make up a 3-dimensional object.
percent
radical expression
base
surface area
10. A letter used to represent one or more numbers
probability of an event
diameter
perimeter
variable
11. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)
experimental probability
repeating decimal
diameter
perfect square
12. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units
like terms
rate
perimeter
median
13. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form
center
simplest form
surface area
equivalent fractions
14. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
quadrant
rate
equivalent fractions
exponent
15. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed
power
principal
perimeter
surface area
16. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)
integers
associative property of addition
distributive property
domain
17. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
odds
Pi
associative property of addition
range
18. A number that can not be written a/b
simplest form
equation
irrational number
solving an equation
19. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10
like terms
Isolate the variable
formula
scientific notation
20. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0
Pythagorean Theorem
linear equation
opposite
reciprocal
21. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely
repeating decimal
Isolate the variable
constant
median
22. The sum of a number and zero is always that number.
scientific notation
additive identity property
scale model
combinations
23. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value
scientific notation
associative property of multiplication
diameter
function
24. A single term made up of numbers and variables
theoretical probability
experimental probability
formula
monomial
25. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.
unit rate
scale model
distributive property
reciprocal
26. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares
cube
Equivalent Inequalities
slope intercept form
equation
27. A comparison of two numbers by division
order of operations
range
ratio
Pythagorean Theorem
28. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?
power
tree diagram (probability)
Inequality
simplest form
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.
Pi
coordinate plane
commutative property of multiplication
mode
30. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.
prime number
proportion
additive inverse property
variable
31. Number in front of a variable
Inverse Operation
coefficient
simplest form
volume
32. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)
distributive property
Inverse Operation
output
radius
33. A number written as the product of its prime factors
associative property of addition
center
domain
prime factorization
34. Consists of numbers and operations
unit rate
rational number
numerical expression
power
35. The x-value in a function
perfect square
input
additive identity property
base
36. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line
quadrant
center
associative property of addition
linear equation
37. one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2
reciprocal
absolute value
associative property of multiplication
interest
38. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality
solving an equation
circumference
domain
Isolate the variable
39. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1
base
commutative property of multiplication
circumference
simplest form
40. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center
Inverse Operation
circle
ratio
area
41. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done
theoretical probability
circumference
formula
variable expression
42. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter
center
principal
Pi
reciprocal
43. Ratios that have the same value.
Isolate the variable
equivalent fractions
equivalent ratios
equation
44. All possible arrangements of a collection of things - where the order is important. The number of ______________ of n distinct objects is n
equivalent fractions
combinations
permutations
Pythagorean Theorem
45. An expression constructed from a set of terms by multiplying each term by a constant and adding the results.
combinations
least common denominator
associative property of addition
ordered pair
46. The bottom of a triangle
dependent event (probability)
constant
base
multiplication identity property
47. The y-value in a function
radical expression
output
Pythagorean triple
terms
48. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.
coordinate plane
tree diagram (probability)
reciprocal
range
49. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common
rational number
least common multiple
perimeter
exponent
50. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent
variable expression
reciprocal
equation
fundamental counting principle