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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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1. Unit Profit = ?
unit ratio
Sale Price - Unit Cost
enclosing the numbers in a pair of vertical lines | |
Number

2. To indicate the addition operation- to indicate a positive integer value
A plus sign (+) is used for two entirely different purposes:
The inner group is enclosed in parentheses ( ) The outer group is enclosed in brackets [ ]
Axiom V.
Computation

3. An angle that measures 90 degrees
they have the same absolute value
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1
sum
right angle

4. Begins with zero and counts upward through tens - hundreds - thousands - millions - and so on. 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - ... The scale on the number line begins with zero and runs to the right ('from zero to infinity').
cubed
Whole Numbers
x-axis
0

5. The two kinds of Multitude
perimeter
theorem
diameter
Absolute and Relative

6. 1 to any power is equal to
mixed number
1
reciprocal
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

7. The four Mathematical arts are:
quotient
To find out - easily - if one fraction is bigger than another
theorem
Arithmetic - Music - Geometry and Astronomy

8. Part of the population that is studied to find the characteristics of the whole population.
sample
To make sure to solve for Both cases.
divisor
factors of the multiplication operation

9. Has no sign value
2 and/or 5 only
Even
Zero (0)
To make sure to solve for Both cases.

10. Every quantity is equal to itself.
Axiom II.
equivalent
mixed number
(Last - First + 1)

11. A polygon that has four sides.
quadrilateral
the Complement of that part to the whole
The inner group is enclosed in parentheses ( ) The outer group is enclosed in brackets [ ]
Axiom IV.

12. Step 1: Find any integer greater than 1 that can be divided evenly into both the numerator and denominator. Step 2: Divide the numerator and denominator by the integer from Step 1. Repeat Steps until the fraction is completely reduced.
1
change the operation from subtraction to addition
Reducing: The Brute-Force Method
y-axis

13. Original x (1 - x/100) = New
Different Units
Percent Decrease Formula
factor
axiom

14. Odd x ? = Even
Step 2 of Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
The height of a triangle
Even
To make sure to solve for Both cases.

15. In a division problem - the number that an amount is divided by
Alternative to the algebraic manipulation method to solving a VIC
farther to the right on the number line.
divisor
x-coordinate

16. A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing the middle value of the group.
Original x (1 - x/100) = New
Even
median
Change + - Original = New

17. The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph
putting that number over 1
x-axis
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X
inverse operations

18. Change + - Original = New
Change / Original Formula?
Multiply the numerator of a positive - proper fraction by 1/2 Increase.
Different Units
Same units

19. Two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees
the denominator of the original improper fraction
complementary angle
mean
straight angle

20. A ratio that compares two different types of quantities
Is zero
rate
(Last - First + 1)
quadrilateral

21. x and y are primes...What values (Odd/Even) must x and y be forx + y = Odd? 2
range
Greater
Odd
area

22. The vertical number line of a coordinate graph
Odd
Reducing by the Largest Common Factor (LCF)
polygon
y-axis

23. Unknown quantities by the first letters of the alphabet (a - b - c - d - etc..); Known quantities by the last letters (u - x - y - etc.)
Increases the value.
lowercase Variables
Even or Non-Int
Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.

24. The vertical number line of a coordinate graph
y-axis
1 - (y/100)
Inequality
always clear the innermost groups first

25. A ratio that shows the cost per unit of measure
roots of numbers
unit ratio
'five squared'
Different Units

26. If the answer is not precise enough - Use the Heavy Division Shortcut when you need an approximate answer to a division problem using decimals that looks complex. Get a Single digit to the left of the decimal in the denominator. Do this by moving th
When to use the Heavy Division Shortcut - and how to do it
percent
Whole
Dividing the Polygon into triangles by cutting them into lines connecting the corners - and using the sum of the interior angles of the triangles.

27. The value on the y-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair.
Fractions allow you to plot values between whole numbers and integers.
right triangle
y-coordinate
Number Systems

28. Anything that may be increased or diminished
Aliquant Part
Quantity
Computation
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent

29. 3/2 - 8/3 - -16/5 - 7/7
Known (Given) and Unknown (Sought)
improper fractions
Inequality
improper fraction

30. When Multiplying integers - if Any integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?
square unit
product
Even
mean

31. What is the formula forCounting consecutive integers?
To make sure to solve for Both cases.
Carry the 10's digit of the product to the top of the 10's column of factors.
(Last - First + 1)
Inserting a zero at the right end of a whole number

32. The nearer any lesser number approaches a greater number - the less often will it be contained in that greater number.
Decreases
Odd
Axiom X.
Increases the value.

33. The upper number in a fraction is the
numerator
y-axis
Be careful not to assume that a quadratic equation always has two solutions. Always Factor quadratic equations to determine their solutions. This will enable you to see whether a quadratic equation has One or MORE solutions.
Original + Change = New Change/Original = Percent Change

34. Step 1: Subtract the absolute values. Step 2. Write the sum with the sign of the larger number.
unit ratio
proper fractions
To add integers that have opposite signs:
from left to right

35. Any number with a negative exponent is equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
Evaluating Powers With Negative Exponents
Step 1 of Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
denominator
right triangle

36. The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers. Also known as the average.
Axiom VI.
scale drawing
lowercase Variables
mean

37. A whole number can be expressed as an improper fraction by
probability
putting that number over 1
Known quantities
Non-Int

38. A ratio that shows the cost per unit of measure
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1
When to use fractions
percent
unit ratio

39. The number to be multiplied by is called the
lowercase Variables
A plus sign (+) is used for two entirely different purposes:
multiplier
diameter

40. Every lesser number is contained in a greater more than once.
unit ratio
If - after being fully reduced - the denominator Only has factors of 2 and/or 5 - the decimal will terminate
Axiom VIII.
mode

41. When Multiplying integers - if No integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?
mixed fraction
Odd
order of operations
divisor

42. A number that when multiplied by itself results in the original number
When the addends have the same sign both + or both -
least common multiple (LCM)
square root
change the operation from subtraction to addition

43. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle. It describes how wide the circle is.
diameter
A minus sign ( - ) is used for two entirely different purposes:
Absolute and Relative
Unit Price x Qty. Sold

44. A polygon with six sides.
hexagon
cross product
quadrilateral
2^3 = 8

45. Is Always perpendicular (at 90 deg. to) the base!
The height of a triangle
1 - (y/100)
order of operations
the denominator of the original improper fraction

46. The value on the x-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the first value in an ordered pair.
x-coordinate
Even div. by 4
rate
Multitude

47. The result of the division called the
lowest terms
Aliquot Part
quotient
prime number

48. A known quantity we refer to as One.
When numbers do not divide evenly
Always completed first
A plus sign (+) is used for two entirely different purposes:
Unity - or a Unit

49. Operations enclosed in a sign of grouping
Negative-value integers
equilateral triangle
Always completed first
Multiply the numerator of a positive - proper fraction by 1/2 Increase.

50. 1 to any power is equal to
Terminating decimal
1
right angle
mixed number