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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
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
prime factorization
square unit

2. What rule is essential to follow when solving ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS?
Multitude
Zero (0)
To make sure to solve for Both cases.
Alternative to the algebraic manipulation method to solving a VIC

3. A drawing of an object that is different in size (usually smaller than the original) but keeps the same proportions
unit ratio
Because they hide the sign of the base - and can have a POSITIVE and a NEGATIVE solution!
scale drawing
Is equal to the original value

4. Divide the denominator into the numerator. Use ordinary whole-number division that produces a quotient and a remainder.
To add integers that have opposite signs:
Step 1 of Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
denominator
improper fraction

5. What is the formula forCounting consecutive integers?
2^3 = 8
(Last - First + 1)
Percent Change
Line Segments

6. Profit = ?
y-coordinate
To find out - easily - if one fraction is bigger than another
Revenue ($) - Cost ($)
A = (Base x Height) / 2 - A = (BH)/2

7. Once we have an equation of the form |x| = a - and x>0 - what do we know about x ?
Axiom II.
dividend
Even or Non-Int
x = (+-) a

8. The vertical number line of a coordinate graph
Axiom III.
mixed number
perimeter
y-axis

9. A statement that needs to be demonstrated and is called in Latin demonstrandum.
0
denominator
composite number
theorem

10. Indicates the number of times the base is to be multiplied
exponent
numerator
Subtracting Signed Integers
quadrilateral

11. The distance around a circle (the perimeter of a circle).
circumference
Even
Even
A = (D1 x D2) / 2

12. Is the disagreement of things in Quantity.
Aliquot Part
complementary angles
Inequality
It means that n is Odd. This is because the sum of n consecutive integers divided by n is the average/mean of that set of integers. Because the average is itself an integer - n can only be odd. This is because the average of an odd number of consecut

13. Every lesser number is contained in a greater more than once.
axiom
rate
Axiom VIII.
x-axis

14. In a group of values - the value that occurs most often
1. By shifting the midpoint - and re-compensating... i.e. the midpoint (x) here is -1 - so you must add 1 to it to compensate. 2. find the centre of the range (the average of the endpoints) then use that to test the endpoints...3. test the end-point
mode
If - after being fully reduced - the denominator Only has factors of 2 and/or 5 - the decimal will terminate
When the addends have opposite signs one is + and the other is -

15. That which is referred to Unity as a Whole to a Part as - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - etc..
order of operations
integer or whole number
cubed
Any value multiplied by one

16. Odd / Even = ? e.g. 9/6 = 1.5
supplementary angles
Non-Int
simplify
A minus sign ( - ) is used for two entirely different purposes:

17. The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers; also known as the average
median
mean
ratio
Odd

18. Unit Profit = ?
whether the addends have the same sign or opposite signs
Sale Price - Unit Cost
Zero (0)
Being divided by a power of 10

19. To indicate the addition operation- to indicate a positive integer value
A plus sign (+) is used for two entirely different purposes:
cubed
Axiom VI.
prime factorization

20. The amount that remains after one number has been subtracted from another
The height of a triangle
parallel lines
difference
square unit

21. This is an addition problem. Although the addends both have negative values - you still add their absolute values.
inverse
Adding negative integers will always produce a negative sum
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
factoring

22. What is the increment of a set of consecutive integers?
Quantity is expressed
1
Odd
Parts

23. 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.
least common multiple (LCM)
The concept of trading decimal places and how it works
product
62.5%

24. Even +/- Even = ? e.g. 10 + 20 = 30 e.g. 2 + 6 = 8
When numbers do not divide evenly
right angle
Unit Cost + Markup
Even

25. The likelihood that an event will occur. The probability that an event will occur is 0 - 1 - or somewhere between 0 and 1.
5/8
mode
probability
Even div. by 4

26. Step 1: Do the multiplication and division first - from left to right. Step 2: Do the addition and subtraction last - from left to right.
When solving combinations of addition - subtraction - multiplication - and division in the same expression:
Terminating decimal
Decreases
A minus sign ( - ) is used for two entirely different purposes:

27. 3/2 - 8/3 - -16/5 - 7/7
Even or Non-Int
factors of the multiplication operation
The bottom side of the triangle
improper fractions

28. The largest integer that can be divided evenly into both the numerator and denominator.
range
rectangle
radius
Reducing by the Largest Common Factor (LCF)

29. Factors may be multiplied in any order.
acute angle
Dividing the Polygon into triangles by cutting them into lines connecting the corners - and using the sum of the interior angles of the triangles.
commutative law of multiplication
Carry the 10's digit of the product to the top of the 10's column of factors.

30. By the first letters of the alphabet (a - b - c - d - etc..)
Revenue ($) - Cost ($)
product
Alternative to the algebraic manipulation method to solving a VIC
Unknown quantities

31. Step 1: Change the subtraction sign to the addition sign - and then switch the sign of the subtrahend the number that immediately follows the operation sign you just changed. Step 2: Add the result according to the procedures for adding signed intege
dividend
2
y-coordinate
There are two parts in the procedure for subtracting signed integers:

32. The number doing the dividing is called the
mixed number
divisor
A minus sign ( - ) is used for two entirely different purposes:
Unit Price x Qty. Sold

33. 3 ways to solve an absolute value inequality
Revenue ($) - Cost ($)
1. By shifting the midpoint - and re-compensating... i.e. the midpoint (x) here is -1 - so you must add 1 to it to compensate. 2. find the centre of the range (the average of the endpoints) then use that to test the endpoints...3. test the end-point
quadrilateral
prime factors

34. Unit Profit = ?
simplify
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.
lowest terms
Sale Price - Unit Cost

35. The part of a fraction that stands for how many parts of a whole or group are included in the fraction.
numerator
Axiom VII.
sample
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.

36. The part of a fraction that stands for the number of equal parts a whole or group is divided into.
parallel lines
Evaluating Powers With Negative Exponents
denominator
roots of numbers

37. Includes an integer as well as a fractional part
Increases the value.
Alternative to the algebraic manipulation method to solving a VIC
mixed number
Axiom II.

38. What is an evenly-spaced set?
Computation
Subtracting Signed Integers
Sequences of numbers that go up/down by the same amount (the Increment) from one item in the sequence to the next
Original + Change = New Change/Original = Percent Change

39. Whole is equal in Multitude to a Part of the other.
Equal
parallelogram
prime factorization
dividend

40. Profit = ?
To add integers that have the same sign both positive or both negative:
Revenue ($) - Cost ($)
product
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon: (n - 2) x 180

41. Use to estimate or compare quantities - the implied denominator is 100 so you can easily compare percents (of the same whole) to each other.
polygon
axiom
Decimals/Percents
Original x (1 - x/100) = New

42. 0 to any power is equal to
common denominator
Mathematics
0
prime factors

43. A Polygon is a closed shape formed by
x-axis
Line Segments
Axiom III.
percent

44. A whole number that has only one set of factors - itself and 1.
Sequences of numbers that go up/down by the same amount (the Increment) from one item in the sequence to the next
radius
prime number
1

45. A number that is not a prime number is called a
Same units
composite number
pentagon
Axiom IX.

46. 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.
Inequality
lowest terms
trapezoid
Inserting a zero at the left end of a whole number

47. A fraction with all common factors (other than 1) factored out of the numerator and denominator
2 and/or 5 only
lowest terms
base
Long Division

48. Shifts all the others upward one place value. The result is exactly ten times larger than before the zero is added.
Reducing by the Largest Common Factor (LCF)
Inserting a zero at the right end of a whole number
the same point on the number line
area

49. The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph
denominator
equation
x-axis
Inequality

50. To indicate the subtraction operation - to indicate a negative integer value
Involves: 1. Picking numbers for all or most of the unknowns in the problem 2. Using those numbers to calculate the Answer (i.e. the Target) to the problem 3. Plugging in each number you've picked into each answer choice to see which answer choice yi
Arithmetic - Music - Geometry and Astronomy
A minus sign ( - ) is used for two entirely different purposes:
Inserting a zero at the left end of a whole number