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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The number being divided is called the






2. The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred). The symbol %






3. Whole is equal in Multitude to a Part of the other.






4. A fraction with all common factors (other than 1) factored out of the numerator and denominator






5. A mirror image of a figure shown over a line of reflection






6. Two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees






7. The distance around a circle (the perimeter of a circle)






8. Cross-multiply






9. Any number with a negative exponent






10. Step 1: Do the multiplication and division first - from left to right. Step 2: Do the addition and subtraction last - from left to right.






11. The difference between the least and greatest values in a set of numbers






12. The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph






13. Always check the solutions you get in the original equation! Squaring both sides can actually introduce and extraneous solution.






14. What are the only prime factors that a fraction resulting in a terminating decimals have?






15. If 2 numbers are OPPOSITES of each other






16. When will a decimal Not terminate and why?






17. The point of intersection for two sides of a plane figure - three sides of a solid figure - or the endpoints of two rays that form an angle.






18. A terminating decimal only arises as a result of an integer _____________. i.e. the denominator should only have prime factors of 2 and/or 5






19. Multiplying several Even integers together results in higher and higher powers of ...? Because each even number will contribute at LEAST one 2 to the factors of the product






20. The largest integer that can be divided evenly into both the numerator and denominator.






21. A value that combines a whole number and a fractional amount






22. The numerator is greater than - or equal to - the denominator






23. When Multiplying integers - if Any integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?






24. Indicates the number to be multiplied






25. The distance around a figure






26. A number with only two factors: the number itself and one.






27. Profit = ?






28. A quantity consisting of disconnected parts - as three stones or seven coins. It may be also called a 'Discontinued Quantity'.






29. A whole number can be expressed as an improper fraction by






30. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle






31. Always try to Factor a quadratic equation






32. Factors may be multiplied in any order.






33. The number being multiplied is called the






34. Trading decimal places refers to moving the decimals in the opposite direction the same number of places - when multiplying a very large number and a very small number.






35. When a denominator of a fraction is 9 - 99 - 999 or another power of 10 minus 1 - what's an easy way of determining the REPEATING DIGITS of the decimal equivalent of the fraction?






36. Reversed position or direction






37. For Data Sufficiency problems involving percent change - all you need to compute a percent change is ____ ?






38. A polygon that has four sides






39. One of the four regions formed by the intersection of the axes of a coordinate graph






40. Any number with an exponent of 0






41. What rule is essential to follow when solving ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS?






42. Of two Unequal Multitudes - one that has a part equal in Multitude with the Whole of the other Multitude.






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






44. A polygon that has four sides.






45. What is the perimeter of a Polygon?






46. Shifts all the others upward one place value. The result is exactly ten times larger than before the zero is added.






47. A number that is a factor of two or more numbers.






48. Total Sales or Revenue = ?






49. All whole numbers (both positive and negative) and zero.






50. Every number is contained in itself once.