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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A parallelogram with four right angles
Axiom IV.
theorem
rectangle
product

2. Reducing fractions is
expression
quotient
To convert any fraction to higher terms
dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number

3. Step 1: Add the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign that is common to the addends
multiplicand
When the addends have the same sign both + or both -
unit ratio
product

4. Figures that have the same shape but different sizes; their sides are proportional - while their corresponding angles are equal
similar figures
numerator
supplementary angles
dividend

5. When the product in the 1's column is greater than 9

6. The two kinds of Magnitude are
quadrant
Magnitude at Rest and Magnitude in Motion
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
Unknown quantities

7. Unknown quantities by the first letters of the alphabet (a - b - c - d - etc..); Known quantities by the last letters (u - x - y - etc.)
Axiom II.
lowercase Variables
prime factors
range

8. The distance around a figure.
quadrilateral
perimeter
More
mean

9. A number with only two factors: the number itself and one.
Even
Inserting a zero at the right end of a whole number
prime number
When the addends have the same sign both + or both -

10. The vertical number line of a coordinate graph
quadrilateral
'six cubed'
integer or whole number
y-axis

11. Two numbers are said to be equal (=) when they are at
Aliquot and Aliquant Parts
multiplier
the same point on the number line
'five squared'

12. A polygon with six sides.
Reducing fractions
Even
circumference
hexagon

13. Includes an integer as well as a fractional part
rectangle
mixed number
reduced fraction
0.625

14. Even +/- Even = ? e.g. 10 + 20 = 30 e.g. 2 + 6 = 8
Change + - Original = New
Even
2^3 = 8
Even or Non-Int

15. Rules that tell which steps to follow when solving an expression
mixed number
Change + - Original = New
scalene triangle
order of operations

16. Even X Even = ? ... and is div. by ?
Even div. by 4
parallel lines
Zero multiplied by any value
x/100

17. In order to understand and use exponents that are fractions or decimals - you must first know about
(Last - First + 1)
the same point on the number line
enclosing the numbers in a pair of vertical lines | |
roots of numbers

18. Part of the population that is studied to find the characteristics of the whole population.
Evaluating Powers With Negative Exponents
scale drawing
sample
Aliquant Part

19. Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees
proportion
x/100
supplementary angles
like fractions

20. A sign of grouping can be omitted when it
Odd
equal to itself.
To take a power or a root of a decimal?Split the decimal into 2 parts: an integer - and a power of ten...You can take a shortcut by counting decimal places. For example - the number of decimal places in the result of a cubed decimal is 3 times the nu
contains only a single number

21. A fraction such as 12/16 might look a lot different from 3/4 - but it represents
exactly the same portion
Dividing the Polygon into triangles by cutting them into lines connecting the corners - and using the sum of the interior angles of the triangles.
There are two parts in the procedure for subtracting signed integers:
If - after being fully reduced - the denominator has any prime factors OTHER than 2 or 5 - the decimal will not terminate

22. TotalCost($) = ?

23. A triangle that has three equal sides and three equal angles
equilateral triangle
proper fractions
Is zero
Some integer/Some Power of 10

24. The whole-number part of the mixed number is the whole-number part of the
quotient
like fractions
diameter
Inserting a zero at the left end of a whole number

25. 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
range
Same units
Being divided by a power of 10
1 and itself

26. The ratio of integers that results in a terminating decimal
Some integer/Some Power of 10
right angle
multiplier
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1

27. A solid figure that has two congruent - parallel polygons as its bases. Its sides are parallelograms
prism
reciprocal
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
diameter

28. A length that is half the diameter of a circle; the distance from the center of the circle to the circle itself.
area
like fractions
radius
Quantity

29. Shifts all the others upward one place value. The result is exactly ten times larger than before the zero is added.
Inserting a zero at the right end of a whole number
factor
More
Increases the value.

30. The number being divided is called the
quotient
dividend
ordered pair
higher terms

31. A term that expresses quantity definitely and particularly - such as one - five - seven - and so on.
when there are explicit or implicit equations in the problem:
One... the number 2
Quantity
Number

32. A number with an exponent of 3 is often said to be
y-axis
Odd
exactly the same portion
cubed

33. The result of the multiplication is called the
axiom
mixed number
product
Zero multiplied by any value

34. Cross-multiply
62.5%
dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number
referred to Unity in the same way
To find out - easily - if one fraction is bigger than another

35. Always try to Factor a quadratic equation
The Decimal Numbering System
before solving
Zero (0)
Non-Int

36. To indicate the addition operation- to indicate a positive integer value
A plus sign (+) is used for two entirely different purposes:
The distance around the Polgyon... i.e. the sum of the lengths of all the sides.
quotient
Greater

37. If a quantity is decreased by x percent - then what - in algebraic terms - is the new quantity as a percent of the original?

38. An eight-sided polygon
pyramid
A = (Base x Height) / 2 - A = (BH)/2
octagon
ratio

39. Step 1: Subtract the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign of the addend that has larger absolute value
Both
divisor
When the addends have opposite signs one is + and the other is -
Whole Numbers

40. ' x percent' = ?
Shift DP 2 places left
x/100
product
Axiom IV.

41. A ratio that compares two different types of quantities
they have the same absolute value
Odd
Odd
rate

42. In a group of values - the value that occurs most often.
Every integer between 1 and X - inclusive - must be a factor of X
mode
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
farther to the left on the number line

43. The Only possible factors for a prime number are
simplify
1 and itself
1. Smallest (First) or Largest (Last) number in the set 2. The increment 3. The number of items in the set
dividend

44. A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing the middle value of the group.
rectangle
parallelogram
putting that number over 1
median

45. A number that is a multiple of all denominators in a problem.
multiplier
Step 1 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
Unknown quantities
common denominator

46. The whole is more or greater than its part.
Even
Axiom IV.
farther to the right on the number line.
diameter

47. The Sum of n consecutive integers is divisible by n if n is
order of operations
probability
Even
Odd

48. Any number with a negative exponent
product
the Complement of that part to the whole
denominator
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent

49. A value that combines a whole number and a fractional amount
hexagon
x-coordinate
mixed number
mixed fraction

50. The upper number in a fraction is the
When to use the Heavy Division Shortcut - and how to do it
numerator
percent
Even