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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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1. Multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same integer value.
To convert any fraction to higher terms
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
mixed fractions
acute angle

2. Species and Number may be
Even
isosceles triangle
exponent
Homogenous or Heterogenous

3. The base of a triangle refers to?
The bottom side of the triangle
Inserting a zero at the right end of a whole number
Shift DP 2 places right
fraction or broken number

4. Two or more fractions that have the same denominator
product
unit ratio
Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.
like fractions

5. A number that is not a prime number is called a
Multitude
Original + Change = New Change/Original = Percent Change
composite number
When you are absolutely sure the variable or expression <> 0

6. Always perform the operations
from left to right
hexagon
Negative-value integers
The rule for adding negative integers is the same as the rule for adding positive integers:

7. A polygon with six sides.
divisor
quotient
To add integers that have opposite signs:
hexagon

8. Total Sales or Revenue = ?
proper fraction
like fractions
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
Original x (1 - x/100) = New

9. Where do fractions occur on a number line?
roots of numbers
Fractions allow you to plot values between whole numbers and integers.
Line Segments
mode

10. Any number with an exponent of 0
Multiply the numerator of a positive - proper fraction by 1/2 Increase.
Percent Decrease Formula
equal to 1
greatest common factor (GCF)

11. The upper number in a fraction is the
hexagon
proportion
numerator
The concept of trading decimal places and how it works

12. Step 1: Do the multiplication and division first - from left to right. Step 2: Do the addition and subtraction last - from left to right.
Long Division
Composite number
equivalent
When solving combinations of addition - subtraction - multiplication - and division in the same expression:

13. What is the increment of a set of consecutive integers?
1
Change + - Original = New
range
Whole

14. Sale Price = ?
exactly the same portion
Percent Decrease Formula
Aliquot and Aliquant Parts
Unit Cost + Markup

15. Of two Unequal Magnitudes - one that has a part Equal in Magnitude with the Whole of the other Magnitude.
referred to the same Unit
x = (+-) a
Greater
When solving combinations of addition - subtraction - multiplication - and division in the same expression:

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

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17. A triangle with one right angle
A sum of 2 primes is Odd
right triangle
Odd
scale drawing

18. To make a fraction easier to work with by taking out common factors. In an expression - combining variables that have like unknowns.
simplify
equivalent
equilateral triangle
enclosing the numbers in a pair of vertical lines | |

19. Method: convert Percent to Decimal?
Shift DP 2 places left
rate
Subtracting Signed Integers
square root

20. A parallelogram with all sides equal and congruent
reciprocal
rhombus
Evaluating Powers With Negative Exponents
The bottom side of the triangle

21. The result of dividing one number by another; the solution to a division problem
Zero (0)
'six cubed'
right triangle
quotient

22. 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').
Whole Numbers
Evaluating Powers With Negative Exponents
Positive-value integers
mixed fractions

23. This is an addition problem. Although the addends both have negative values - you still add their absolute values.
Magnitude at Rest and Magnitude in Motion
isosceles triangle
Adding negative integers will always produce a negative sum
theorem

24. By the last letters (u - x - y - etc.)
Known quantities
order of operations
composite number
1 and itself

25. The distance around a figure
Is zero
pentagon
Axiom I.
perimeter

26. Switch to a number-picking strategy
Alternative to the algebraic manipulation method to solving a VIC
Always completed first
Increases the value.
Power notation

27. 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.
2 and/or 5 only
1. Smallest (First) or Largest (Last) number in the set 2. The increment 3. The number of items in the set
diameter
Quantity is expressed

28. The value on the y-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair.
rectangle
y-coordinate
Even
Homogenous or Heterogenous

29. 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
Zero multiplied by any value
A sum of 2 primes is Odd
supplementary angles

30. The lower number in a fraction is the
Aliquant Part
To add integers that have the same sign both positive or both negative:
To convert any fraction to higher terms
denominator

31. The whole is more or greater than its part.
trapezoid
Axiom IV.
Even
multiplicand

32. To find the units digit of a product - or a sum of integers - Only pay attention to the units digit of the numbers you're working with. Drop any other digits. This shortcut works because only units digits contribute to the units digit of the product.
When the addends have opposite signs one is + and the other is -
lowercase Variables
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
contains only a single number

33. Three or more line segments in a plane that forms a closed figure. The line segments never cross but meet at their endpoints.
lowest terms
product
polygon
Increases the value.

34. The result of multiplying two or more numbers.
square root
To make sure to solve for Both cases.
product
before solving

35. Every quantity is equal to itself.
Axiom II.
Negative-value integers
To add integers that have opposite signs:
Sale Price - Unit Cost

36. 0 to any power is equal to
Magnitude
y-coordinate
0
diameter

37. 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
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
Homogenous or Heterogenous
mixed number

38. To make a fraction easier to work with by taking out common factors
simplify
Line Segments
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon: (n - 2) x 180
Is zero

39. Operations enclosed in a sign of grouping
A plus sign (+) is used for two entirely different purposes:
Always completed first
dividend
integer values

40. The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph
x-axis
sample
Axiom III.
Species

41. One of those primes must be the number __ ?
A sum of 2 primes is Odd
factor
reduced fraction
complementary angle

42. What rule is essential to follow when solving ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS?
perimeter
The Decimal Numbering System
Multitudes and Magnitudes
To make sure to solve for Both cases.

43. 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
vertex (vertices - plural)
Subtracting Signed Integers
Zero (0)

44. The result of the multiplication is called the
product
Magnitude
Wage Rate ($ per hr) x Hrs worked
Inequality

45. A solid figure with two congruent and parallel circular bases
Whole
square unit
(Last - First + 1)
cylinder

46. Are those things collected in a whole.
product
Parts
Carry the 10's digit of the product to the top of the 10's column of factors.
prime factorization

47. 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.
higher terms
Terminating decimal
mixed number
Is equal to the original value

48. A parallelogram with four right angles
percent
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
rectangle
circumference

49. Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator. This becomes the numerator of the improper fraction.
(Last - First + 1)
Step 1 of Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
Non-Int
proper fraction

50. A number that is a multiple of all denominators in a problem.
common denominator
both integers are positive or both are negative
Aliquot and Aliquant Parts
hexagon