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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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1. 'y percent less than' = ?






2. The process of breaking a number down into its factors is called






3. Find the largest number of times the divisor will divide into the dividend. This is the quotient. To determine the remainder - multiply the quotient by the divisor - then subtract the result from the dividend.






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






5. Are located to the left of the zero on the integer number line. Negative-value integers use the same symbols as the whole number system - but are distinguished by the use of a negative sign ( - ). Numbers 5 and - 5 - for example - might resemble one






6. The distance around a figure.






7. The number being multiplied is called the






8. Taken together - the multiplicand and multiplier are known as






9. Is the agreement of things in Quanity.






10. 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.






11. If any one Part of a Whole is assumed - then the rest of the parts are called the Complement of that part to the whole.






12. 1: Add the absolute values of the addends 2. Give the result the sign that is common to the addends






13. Cross-multiply






14. Where do fractions occur on a number line?






15. A quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent - parallel sides.






16. Any number multiplied to form a product. A product can be divided by one factor to find the other factor.






17. The vertical number line of a coordinate graph






18. Unknown quantities by the first letters of the alphabet (a - b - c - d - etc..); Known quantities by the last letters (u - x - y - etc.)






19. To indicate the subtraction operation - to indicate a negative integer value






20. Decreasing the Denominator of a fraction Increases/Decreases the value?






21. Are located to the right of the zero on the integer number line. Positive integers are sometimes indicated with a positive sign ( + ). More often - however - we omit the positive sign. So when you see an integer value that does not have a sign - you






22. Operations enclosed in a sign of grouping






23. A ratio that compares two different types of quantities






24. Sale Price = ?






25. When will a decimal terminate and why?






26. Another way to find the sum of the interior angles in a Polygon - apart from using the formula - is ? E.G. a Hexagon can be divided into 4 triangles by 3 lines connecting the corners. Therefore the sum of its angles is 4(180) = 720deg.






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


28. An evenly-spaced set is fully-defined if what is known...?






29. Adding integers that have the same sign means






30. Operations that do the exact opposite of each other; they undo each other (addition and subtraction - for example)






31. The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph






32. 11/2 - 2 3/4 - 6 5/8 - -4 1/4






33. In order to understand and use exponents that are fractions or decimals - you must first know about






34. 1/2 - 1/3 - 2/3 - -5/8






35. The result of the multiplication is called the






36. When the factors of a number are all prime numbers - the factors are said to be the






37. The study of quantity






38. A triangle with sides of different lengths and no two angles are the same






39. In a division problem - the number that an amount is divided by






40. Pick a value for all but one of the variables and then solve for the value of the remaining variable. Then - plug the numbers we've selected into the original expression to get the Target value - and TEST Each Answer CHOICE.






41. By the last letters (u - x - y - etc.)






42. The inverse of a fraction; when multiplied by the original fraction - it results in a product that equals one






43. 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






44. Even X Even = ? ... and is div. by ?






45. A unit for measuring area






46. When performing routine arithmetic operations with fractions - it is often necessary to convert a fraction to higher terms. This means you multiply both the numerator and denominator by a particular integer value.






47. Is the opposite of raising fractions to higher terms.






48. Breaking down a composite number until all of the factors are prime






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


50. What are the 2 'percent change' equations?