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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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1. Is a part which - being repeated a number of times - always exceeds or falls short of the whole - as 5 is of the numbers 8 and 12.
Aliquant Part
1. Never pick 1 or 0 - or 100 for % VICS 2. All numbers you pick must be Different 3. Pick SMALL numbers 4. Try to pick PRIME numbers 5. Avoid picking numbers that are COEFFICIENTS in several answer choices
before solving
Inequality

2. Is Always perpendicular (at 90 deg. to) the base!
To add integers that have opposite signs:
The height of a triangle
radius
whether the addends have the same sign or opposite signs

3. The Sum of n consecutive integers is Not divisible by n if n is
Aliquot Part
Even
whether the addends have the same sign or opposite signs
exactly the same portion

4. Step 1: Add the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign that is common to the addends
median
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
0.625
To add integers that have the same sign both positive or both negative:

5. A polygon with six sides.
Unknown quantities
y-coordinate
hexagon
0

6. The result of muliplying two or more numbers
expression
product
equal to 1
they have the same absolute value

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

8. The result of the multiplication is called the
product
Being divided by a power of 10
Evaluating Powers With Negative Exponents
Equal

9. A triangle with one right angle
percent
Axiom III.
right triangle
combination of addition and subtraction

10. The absolute value of the numerator is greater than - or equal to - the absolute value of the denominator.
improper fraction
factors of the multiplication operation
parallelogram
Even and Odd

11. A parallelogram with four right angles
Axiom VII.
fraction or broken number
rectangle
Original x (1 - x/100) = New

12. For there to be X unique factors of X - what must be true?
equal to 1
y-axis
supplementary angles
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X

13. Signs of grouping may be nested
The Ratio of Any two of the following: Original - Change and New
The inner group is enclosed in parentheses ( ) The outer group is enclosed in brackets [ ]
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X
proper fraction

14. The difference between the least and greatest values in a set of numbers
integer values
1
range
1 and itself

15. By the last letters (u - x - y - etc.)
squared
Always completed first
Known quantities
congruent

16. Any value divided by one
Is equal to the original value
Fractions allow you to plot values between whole numbers and integers.
Odd
'five squared'

17. 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.
5/8
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?
There are two parts in the procedure for subtracting signed integers:
exponent

18. Total Sales or Revenue = ?
parallelogram
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
1. Never pick 1 or 0 - or 100 for % VICS 2. All numbers you pick must be Different 3. Pick SMALL numbers 4. Try to pick PRIME numbers 5. Avoid picking numbers that are COEFFICIENTS in several answer choices
mean

19. Includes an integer as well as a fractional part
Step 1 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
mixed number
proportion
prime number

20. What is the perimeter of a Polygon?
prime factorization
The distance around the Polgyon... i.e. the sum of the lengths of all the sides.
Axiom V.
Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.

21. Unit Profit = ?
vertex (vertices - plural)
Sale Price - Unit Cost
both integers are positive or both are negative
multiplicand

22. A whole number that has only one set of factors - itself and 1.
prime number
polygon
parallel lines
cubed

23. Does not affect its value at all. Zeros that are used at the left end of a number are called leading zeros - and are used only for special reasons.
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon: (n - 2) x 180
Inserting a zero at the left end of a whole number
prism
Percent Change

24. The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred); the symbol %
exponent
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
percent
straight angle

25. Two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees.
complementary angles
1. Arithmetic Mean (Ave.) = Median ... you can find out the ave. by figuring out the Median (i.e. MIDDLE number) 2. Mean & Median = (First + Last terms) / 2... i.e. the average of the First and Last terms 3. Sum(Elements in Set) = Ave. x #Elements
ratio
rectangle

26. The base of a triangle refers to?
The bottom side of the triangle
proportion
hexagon
when there are explicit or implicit equations in the problem:

27. Surface space that is measured in square units.
area
difference
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
referred to the same Unit

28. The Sum of n consecutive integers is divisible by n if n is
inverse
median
Magnitude
Odd

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

30. A drawing of an object that is different in size (usually smaller than the original) but keeps the same proportions
pi
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon: (n - 2) x 180
reduced fraction
scale drawing

31. A number is increased by 25%... what must you reduce the new number by to get the old number again?
Long Division
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
both integers are positive or both are negative
Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

32. Species of Quantities are signified by
Even
cross product
lowercase letters
Mathematics

33. Every quantity is equal to itself.
To make sure to solve for Both cases.
Axiom II.
improper fractions
To add integers that have the same sign (both positive or both negative):

34. In order to understand and use exponents that are fractions or decimals - you must first know about
Reducing fractions
prime number
proportion
roots of numbers

35. 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
Being divided by a power of 10
unit ratio
difference
lowest terms

36. A comparison of the two values of two numbers
obtuse angle
ratio
roots of numbers
lowercase letters

37. Is equal to the original value. a x 1 = 1
product
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
Any value multiplied by one
Odd

38. Even / Even = ? e.g. 12/2 = 6 e.g. 12/4 = 3 e.g. 12/8 = 1.5
square unit
complementary angles
Even - Odd or Non-Int
y-coordinate

39. A statement that needs to be demonstrated and is called in Latin demonstrandum.
theorem
area
Computation
Carry the 10's digit of the product to the top of the 10's column of factors.

40. The whole-number system uses only ten characters -0 through 9.
Even and Odd
The Decimal Numbering System
Shift DP 2 places left
quotient

41. A fraction such as 12/16 might look a lot different from 3/4 - but it represents
greatest common factor (GCF)
integer or whole number
exactly the same portion
pentagon

42. What is the formula forCounting consecutive multiples?
right triangle
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1
The Ratio of Any two of the following: Original - Change and New
higher terms

43. Divide the denominator into the numerator. Use ordinary whole-number division that produces a quotient and a remainder.
Step 1 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
Step 2 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
Odd
Zero (0)

44. A value that combines a whole number and a fractional amount
reflection
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
product
mixed number

45. When Multiplying integers - if Any integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?
Even
Both
Reducing fractions
hexagon

46. Area of a Rhombus is?
Odd
A = (D1 x D2) / 2
Sale Price - Unit Cost
unit ratio

47. A triangle with sides of different lengths and no two angles are the same.
1
Being divided by a power of 10
product
scalene triangle

48. A triangle with sides of different lengths and no two angles are the same
scalene triangle
the same point on the number line
Change / Original Formula?
fraction or broken number

49. A sign of grouping can be omitted when it
The height of a triangle
contains only a single number
Adding negative integers will always produce a negative sum
Even div. by 4

50. Things are Equal in Multitude when they are
Change + - Original = New
referred to Unity in the same way
cubed
The diagonals of a rhombus are Always perpendicular bisectors (meaning they cut each other in half at a 90deg. angle)