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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






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






3. To find the value of an expression






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






5. Is a number made of repeated factors






6. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a






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






8. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






11. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






12. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






13. Consists of numbers and operations






14. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






16. A






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






18. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






21. Inequalities that have the same solution






22. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






24. A single term made up of numbers and variables






25. A(b + c) = ab + ac - an + ac = a(b+ c)






26. The y-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A way to figure out the total number of ways different events can occur. If there are a ways for one activity to occur - and b ways for a second activity to occur - then there are a * b ways for both to occur.






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






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






39. probability based on what happens when an experiment is actually done






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






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






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






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






44. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex






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






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






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






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






49. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






50. equations that have the same solution