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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 horizontal number line of a coordinate graph
rectangle
x-axis
The distance around the Polgyon... i.e. the sum of the lengths of all the sides.
reflection

2. A triangle with one right angle
right triangle
congruent
exponent
Even div. by 4

3. A ratio that compares two different types of quantities
Whole Numbers
rate
Some integer/Some Power of 10
A = (Base x Height) / 2 - A = (BH)/2

4. That which is referred to Unity as a Part to a Whole as - 1 half - 2 thirds - 1 third - 3 fourths - etc..
Line Segments
perimeter
fraction or broken number
'five squared'

5. Describe the VIC solving method of Picking Numbers & Calculating a Target... When is this method useful?

6. 1 to any power is equal to
1
parallelogram
Shift DP 2 places right
Fractions allow you to plot values between whole numbers and integers.

7. Figures that have the same shape but different sizes; their sides are proportional - while their corresponding angles are equal
Equal
product
complementary angles
similar figures

8. When Multiplying integers - if Any integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?
Even
Aliquant Part
quotient
factors of the multiplication operation

9. Multitude viewed in relation to something else - as greater - smaller - half - double - and so on.
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
quotient
Relative multitude
The Decimal Numbering System

10. The result of the division called the
quotient
Odd
Composite number
probability

11. Is equal to the original value. a x 1 = 1
Known quantities
Any value multiplied by one
commutative law of multiplication
perimeter

12. Cross-multiply
proper fraction
To find out - easily - if one fraction is bigger than another
Change + - Original = New
hexagon

13. An angle that measures 180 degrees
right triangle
straight angle
Original x (1 - x/100) = New
expression

14. 0.625 --> Fraction ?
Step 2 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
denominator
x/100
5/8

15. Change / Original Formula
Change + - Original = New
divisor
the denominator of the original improper fraction
contains only a single number

16. Adding integers that have the same sign means
A = (D1 x D2) / 2
both integers are positive or both are negative
divisor
octagon

17. Are those things collected in a whole.
congruent
Parts
integer or whole number
exactly the same portion

18. For there to be X unique factors of X - what must be true?
Odd
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X
Unity - or a Unit
What must you do in a VIC problem - using the Pick Numbers and Calculate a target strategy - when you cannot pick a value for each variable?

19. A positive whole number with more than two factors. In other words - a number that is not prime. Zero and one are neither composite nor prime.
composite number
1. Pick numbers for each variable. Can be helpful to use a chart. 2. Answer the question - walking through the logic with the numbers that we've picked. This answer is the Target. 3. Test Each answer choice - Even if you've already found one that equ
perimeter
Unity - or a Unit

20. The value on the y-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair.
1. Pick numbers for each variable. Can be helpful to use a chart. 2. Answer the question - walking through the logic with the numbers that we've picked. This answer is the Target. 3. Test Each answer choice - Even if you've already found one that equ
y-coordinate
Axiom I.
Proof

21. Total Earnings ($) = ?
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
20% - because 5/4 = 125% and 4/5 = 80% (reciprocal of 5/4) - 80% of the new number is the old number - so you must reduce the new number by 20% to get this amount
1
The diagonals of a rhombus are Always perpendicular bisectors (meaning they cut each other in half at a 90deg. angle)

22. What are the only prime factors that a fraction resulting in a terminating decimals have?
scalene triangle
Shift DP 2 places left
Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.
2 and/or 5 only

23. Two numbers listed in a specific order; it describes a point on the coordinate graph
perimeter
Absolute and Relative
Positive-value integers
ordered pair

24. A value such as 6^3 can described as

25. Units that are understood under the same notion - such as a pound of stones and a pound of feathers - or an inch of string and an inch of wood.
Sale Price - Unit Cost
common factor
Same units
lowest terms

26. Total Earnings ($) = ?
mean
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
Inequality
Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.

27. The vertical number line of a coordinate graph
Even
y-axis
cylinder
parallel lines

28. A polygon that has four sides
quadrilateral
always clear the innermost groups first
Odd
reduced fraction

29. The value on the x-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the first value in an ordered pair.
quotient
Even - Odd or Non-Int
x-coordinate
exactly the same portion

30. Is ZERO positive or negative - both - or none?
Both
multiplier
Homogenous or Heterogenous
The new qty. is (100 - x)% of the original... i.e. a 15% decrease produces a quantity that's 85% of the original...I.E. Original*(1 - PCT Increase/100 ) = New

31. In a group of values - the value that occurs most often
mode
2 and/or 5 only
Shift DP 2 places right
similar figures

32. 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.
multiplier
The concept of trading decimal places and how it works
Axiom I.
improper fractions

33. Step 1: Add the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign that is common to the addends
quotient
A = (Diagonal1 x Diagonal2) / 2
To add integers that have the same sign (both positive or both negative):
Whole

34. A fraction with all common factors (other than 1) factored out of the numerator and denominator
Axiom I.
Even
lowest terms
Known quantities

35. 1 to any power is equal to
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X
exponent
1
y-coordinate

36. Describe the steps for solving a VICS problem using 'Pick Numbers & Calculate a Target'

37. When Multiplying integers - if No integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?
1
composite number
Axiom VII.
Odd

38. A value that combines a whole number and a fractional amount
right angle
Magnitude at Rest and Magnitude in Motion
mixed number
numerator

39. Having the same value
mean
equivalent
x-coordinate
base

40. A combination of numbers and variables connected by one or more operations signs
y-coordinate
1 and itself
mode
expression

41. Anything that may be increased or diminished
Quantity
Odd
Unit Cost + Markup
Aliquot Part

42. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common
integer or whole number
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon: (n - 2) x 180
To add integers that have the same sign both positive or both negative:
least common multiple (LCM)

43. Is a part which - being repeated a number of times - becomes equal to the whole; as 4 is of the numbers 8 and 12.
Aliquot Part
diameter
Step 2 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
20% - because 5/4 = 125% and 4/5 = 80% (reciprocal of 5/4) - 80% of the new number is the old number - so you must reduce the new number by 20% to get this amount

44. An angle measuing more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees
acute angle
Relative multitude
Revenue ($) - Cost ($)
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent

45. Step 1: Subtract the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign of the addend that has larger absolute value
When the addends have opposite signs one is + and the other is -
mixed number
before solving
To add integers that have opposite signs:

46. Odd / Odd = ? e.g. 15/5 = 3 e.g. 15/25 = 0.6
Positive-value integers
from left to right
radius
Odd or Non-Int

47. Set the denominator of the improper fraction equal to the denominator of the fraction in the mixed number
pi
Axiom IX.
1
Step 2 of Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions

48. An integer is its value without regard to the sign - Or is its distance from the origin (zero) on the number line.
right triangle
rectangle
pyramid
absolute value

49. A value such as 5^2 can be called

50. To find the units digit of a product - or a sum of integers - Only pay attention to the units digit of the numbers you're working with. Drop any other digits. This shortcut works because only units digits contribute to the units digit of the product.
acute angle
combination of addition and subtraction
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
y-coordinate